Gouffa Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Gouffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 390 | 1:99,055 | 14,754 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Gouffa (30) may also be a first name.
Gouffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is found most in Algeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouffa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 717,442nd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Gouffa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouffa are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. Gouffa is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Gouffa is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 99,055. In Algeria Gouffa is most prevalent in: Relizane Province, where 99 percent reside, Naâma Province, where 0 percent reside and Oran Province, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Algeria Gouffa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻪ | kfh | 40 |
| ﻛﻒ | kf | 30 |
| ﻛﻮﻓﻪ | kwfh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻔﻪ | alkfh | 10 |
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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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- 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 Gouffa
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