Goulf Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greece

Goulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Goulf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goulf is found most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goulf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Goulf occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Goulf are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Apart from South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 38 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Goulf Last Name Statistics demography

Goulf earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.05% less than the national average, earning R 68,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goulfe9111/
Golf891,075/
Gulf89137/
Golfe80436/
Golff8075/
Houlf8030/
Gulfe8022/
Gaulf8011/
Goelf804/
Goulv804/
Goulb804/
Golfs803/
Gulft801/
Gulff801/
Goolf801/
Gollf801/
Golfz801/
Olf75547/
Ulf75409/
Goelff7377/
Gotelf738/
Gullft731/
Goself731/
Goëlff731/
Houlfe731/
Golffe731/
Ulfe67810/
Oelf67644/
Olff67212/
Ulff67167/
Olfe6798/
Olfs6792/
Hulf6765/
Ohlf6743/
Golb6740/
Holf6739/
Gulb6735/
Aulf6721/
Golv6713/
Uelf679/
Galf676/
Gottilf675/
Olft675/
Oulb674/
Gulv673/
Olfz673/
Eulf673/
Golw673/
Uolf673/
Otlf672/
Oslf672/
Uulf672/
Oulw671/
Ulvf671/
Utlf671/
Oulv671/
Ulft671/
Gulw671/
Olvf671/
Olfp671/
Gottelf671/

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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 Goulf
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