Where Does The Last Name Gouye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gouye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ) has its highest incidence in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Gouye is the 935,326^th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. Gouye occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gouye are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 868,627^th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 116 people.

The last name Gouye is most common in France, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 259,464. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 55 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 7 percent reside. Barring France this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Gouye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gouye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gouye surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.