Amofa Surname

49,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,0441:2,690431
England1411:395,16427,358
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Amofa (742) may also be a first name.

Amofa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amofa (Russian: Амофа) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Amofa.

How Common Is The Last Name Amofa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,743rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 705,064 people. Amofa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amofa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amofa is also the 301,975th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 742 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 10,044 people, or 1 in 2,690. Without taking into account Ghana this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Amofa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amofa surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amofa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 293.3% more than the national average, earning R 934,632 per year; in United States they earn 9.68% less than the national average, earning $38,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.64% less than the national average, earning $35,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amofah916,220/
Gamofa918/
Amofaa913/
Amofaah832/
Amoffah831/
Gamoffa831/
Amafa80331/
Omofa80121/
Amofe8043/
Amefa8017/
Amofo8012/
Amofi805/
Emofa804/
Amafah7351/
Gamofo7327/
Omoifa7312/
Amoffy738/
Amafai734/
Omuofa734/
Omoufa733/
Amoffo733/
Amafaa733/
Amoifo732/
Omoofa731/
Amuofe731/
Amotfi731/
Atmafa731/
Amoufi731/
Amoofi731/
Amofou731/
Amofet731/
Amoffi731/
Amoefo731/
Amowfe731/
Amhofer6780/
Amoffou6723/
Amoifou675/
Amoutfi674/
Omofaja671/
Hamodfi671/
Gaimafa671/
Gamofio671/
Gamafai671/
Ahmefaj671/
Amafass671/
Amoiffo671/
Omofaya671/
Amouffe671/
Aimoefo671/
Amoufou671/

Amofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amofa in the Russian language
Амофаamofa-

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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
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  • 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 Amofa
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