Gourcuff Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Gourcuff Surname User-submission:
(Breton) This surname means 'charming man' or 'affable man'. It derives from gour, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, meaning 'man', and kuñv, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, meaning 'sweet'.
Gourcuff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Gourcuff Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Breton) This surname means 'charming man' or 'affable man'. It derives from gour, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, meaning 'man', and kuñv, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, meaning 'sweet'.
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Where Does The Last Name Gourcuff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gourcuff is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gourcuff.
How Common Is The Last Name Gourcuff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gourcuff is the 1,596,935th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gourcuff live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 644,881. In France Gourcuff is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 58 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live.
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