Gofama Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gofama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Gofama (15) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goufama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ofama | 91 | 6 | / |
| Oufama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gofamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hofama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofamah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngafama | 77 | 55 | / |
| Gaffama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofoma | 73 | 3,047 | / |
| Afama | 73 | 121 | / |
| Ofamo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ofuoma | 67 | 452 | / |
| Affama | 67 | 262 | / |
| Offoma | 67 | 142 | / |
| Afamah | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ofomah | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ofouma | 67 | 95 | / |
| Afamai | 67 | 38 | / |
| Afatma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adfama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afamga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asfama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofoima | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hofoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofomma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gafame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofooma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afamad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gofama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis