Goufe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Goufe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Goufe (10) may also be a first name.
Goufe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goufe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goufe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻒ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goufe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goufe reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Benin, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goufe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goufe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻒ | kf | - |
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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 Goufe
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