Gouffan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gouffan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gouffan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouffan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gouffan is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouffan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouffan are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gouffan
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