Goufan Surname
Approximately 1,557 people bear this surname
Goufan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,541 | 1:13,478 | 1,839 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Goufan (38) may also be a first name.
Goufan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goufan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goufan (Arabic: غوفان) is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goufan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 253,799th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,680,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Goufan are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Goufan is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.
Goufan is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,541 people, or 1 in 13,478. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 78 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goufan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goufan in the Arabic language | ||
| غوفان | ghwfan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goufan
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