Gofa Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Gofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 105 | 1:41,986 | 3,841 |
| Zimbabwe | 82 | 1:188,271 | 22,304 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Gofa (231) may also be a first name.
Gofa Demographics
Gofa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gofa (Hindi: गोफा, Russian: Гофа) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gofa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 653,013th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. The surname Gofa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gofa live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Gofa is also the 590,311th most common first name in the world, held by 231 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 41,986. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 34 percent live, Nimba County, where 20 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Liberia Gofa is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.
Gofa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
Gofa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.62% less than the national average, earning $20,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gofa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gofa in the Hindi language | ||
| गोफा | gopha | - |
| Gofa in the Russian language | ||
| Гофа | gofa | - |
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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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