Goufane Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Goufane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goufane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Niger311:619,09715,317
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Goufane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goufane Come From? nationality or country of origin

Goufane is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goufane? popularity and diffusion

Goufane is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Goufane live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: North Region, where 36 percent reside, Centre Region, where 30 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 44 percent reside and Morocco, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouffane9310/
Gofane929,587/
Goufan921,557/
Oufane926/
Ousfane86121/
Ngoufan8661/
Gofhane8619/
Kgofane8619/
Ouffane8612/
Ghofane864/
Gouffan864/
Goufani863/
Goufann863/
Goifane862/
Goufana862/
Goufang862/
Houfane862/
Ngofane862/
Gaufane861/
Gofanne861/
Gopfane861/
Oufaneh861/
Goffane861/
Gofan83639/
Ofane8397/
Gufan8370/
Ufane837/
Ouffaneh80150/
Houfaneh80125/
Kgoefane8023/
Houffane804/
Gouefang802/
Goufan'a801/
Gofejane801/
Gafane773,869/
Hufane771,507/
Otfane77239/
Offane77136/
Ngufan77122/
Gofani77101/
Oufana7744/
Goffan7732/
Ofaine7729/
Gofana7723/
Gufana7722/
Guffan7716/
Goufon7715/
Gofahn7712/
Gofine7710/
Godfan779/
Gufani778/
Ghofan776/
Gofang776/
Gaufan774/
Gufang774/
Gusfan773/
Ofaner773/
Ngofan773/
Gufain771/
Gufamn771/
Ofange771/
Gofain771/
Ghufan771/
Oufani771/
Ofanes771/
Gofany770/
Houffaneh75424/
Houfani711,902/
Gophane71760/
Gaffane71499/
Kgafane71277/
Gaafane71252/
Gafaneh71156/
Gouffon71141/
Gatfane71110/
Gusfani7157/
Guffain7126/
Ghafane7119/
Ufeanei7113/
Ghofine7112/
Ousfani714/
Ngoufon713/
Huffane712/
Ghofani712/
Ghufang712/
Guffine711/
Gaefane711/
Afgoune711/
Gufeine711/
N'Gofan711/
Goufhon711/
Goufong711/
Goffine711/
Kgofana711/
Ngafane711/
Gofinei711/
Guffany710/
Guffana710/
Goffany710/
Afane6711,600/
Ofana671,677/
Kgophane67588/
Goueffon67578/
Ufana67498/
Gaffaney67474/
Gafan67143/
Ghadfane67138/
Ofani6798/
Ofone6750/
Goffiney6727/
Ufani6723/
Gufam6718/
Ghafoune679/
Nguphane679/
Gofanova677/
Gufon675/
Ufone675/
Geyofana673/
Gofam672/
Gajafane672/
Gofon672/
Gouefong672/
Gufanova671/
Guffangi671/
Houffani671/
Ngouffon671/
Goufouna671/
Gouëffon671/
Goyafang671/
Gueufang671/
Gausfain671/
Ngophane671/
Ofany671/
Guffoner670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goufane
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