Le Goff Surname

22,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Goff Surname Definition:

(Armoric), the Smith. (variant: Angove and Trengove.)

Le Goff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France23,9721:2,771178
Canada991:372,17833,288
England651:857,20145,134
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Jersey201:4,960981
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Luxembourg81:72,5686,124
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey21:25,9413,069
England21:12,187,685173,419
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Le Goff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Armoric), the Smith. (variant: Angove and Trengove.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Goff Last Name Facts

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

Le Goff is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Goff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Le Goff is the 22,175th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 297,160 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Le Goff reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 23,972 people, or 1 in 2,771. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 51 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent live. Beside France Le Goff is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Le Goff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Goff has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Le Goff last name grew 3,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Le Goff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Le Goff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning R 269,076 per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Goffe93123/
Legoff921,140/
Le Gof922/
Le Goueff88285/
Le Gouëff882/
Le Gouffe881/
Le-Goff8683/
Legoffe8627/
Le Coff861/
Legouff861/
Li Goff861/
Lgoff831/
Legof831/
Legouffe8062/
Le Guiff8039/
Le Gouef8024/
Legoueff804/
Legofe7738/
Lagoff7722/
Lecoff7716/
Lekoff7714/
Lugoff776/
Logoff774/
Ligoff773/
Legofa772/
Legoif771/
Le Couffe7514/
Lekoffo7153/
Le Cuff7143/
Leekoff7115/
Le Gauffey714/
Lyagoff712/
Lecoffe712/
Leghouf711/
La Guff711/
Likeoff711/
Leggeff711/
Legaffe711/
Lehkoff710/
Leukoff710/
Lecouffe67632/
Legov6760/
Logof6758/
lo Gaffo6731/
Leckoeff678/
Lueckoff677/
Legaf676/
Lekof672/
Leuicoff671/
Leggeffe671/
Legueffe671/
La Koffi671/
La Gow622/
Le How621/

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