Goufo Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Goufo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goufo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Goufo (34) may also be a first name.

Goufo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goufo is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goufo? popularity and diffusion

Goufo is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Goufo live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 137,543. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 42 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 34 percent reside and West Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoufo911,386/
Gouffo91126/
Gouefo9127/
Goufou9112/
Gofo8977/
Gufo8917/
Oufo894/
Ngouffo831,007/
Ngouefo8320/
Ngoufou833/
Gouffou831/
Goueffo831/
Goufoud831/
Ghoufou831/
Gaufo801,271/
Goffo80339/
Ouefo80323/
Ngofo80252/
Goufa8066/
Ngufo8023/
Gofoi8021/
Guffo8013/
Oufou804/
Ouffo803/
Gofoy803/
Gofou803/
Houfo802/
Gufoo801/
Gosfo801/
Goifo801/
Ngoueffo7726/
Ofo75857/
Ufo75444/
Gouffa73407/
Goffoy73139/
Goufas7379/
Gueifo7376/
Goffoz7373/
Nguffo7364/
Ngoffo7325/
Goffos7320/
Ghoufa7314/
Goifou7310/
Gofoth735/
Ngoufa735/
Houfou734/
Ngufuo732/
Godfoy731/
Goffoh731/
Goffgo731/
Houfoh731/
Houefo731/
Oudfou731/
Oueffo731/
Ngofou731/
Ngufoh731/
Gayofo731/
Gauffo731/
Gufous731/
Guffoy730/
Ufot6718,160/
Offo671,304/
Gafo67846/
Ufoh67695/
Oufa67638/
Gufa67572/
Ufoo67485/
Gofa67462/
Ofoh67406/
Ofoi67384/
Ufuo67377/
Aufo6798/
Uffo6796/
Ofuo6788/
Ofot6773/
Ofoy6757/
Ofod6738/
Ofoa6727/
Opfo6718/
Houeffo6717/
Ufod6715/
Ufoi678/
Goufaud678/
Ngoifou678/
Hofo677/
Ufoy676/
Oussfou676/
Ufou675/
Osfo674/
Ofoo673/
Ufho673/
Usfo672/
Ofop672/
Gouffau672/
Ngouefa672/
Eufo672/
Upfo672/
Uyfo672/
Ofos671/
Gofouth671/
Hufo671/
Oifo671/
Ofho671/
Ngouhfa671/
Ngauffo671/
Godfoid671/
Oyfo671/
Owfo671/
Ofoj671/
Uofo671/
Uvfo671/
Uzfo671/
Gotfoux670/

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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 Goufo
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