Gofer Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Israel

Gofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Israel451:190,17018,708
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Göfer (103) are calculated separately.

Gofer (20) may also be a first name.

Gofer Last Name Facts

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

Gofer occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Göfer. Click here for further potential spellings of Gofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gofer is the 1,348,199th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 39 percent of Gofer live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The last name Gofer is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Barring Ethiopia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Gofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gofer last name increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gofer surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gofer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göfer93103/
Goffer91283/
Gofert9139/
Ghofer9122/
Gofear9115/
Goofer9110/
Godfer915/
Gofere915/
Gofeer911/
Gofier911/
Goufer910/
Gopfer910/
Gofe895,115/
Ofer891,314/
Gopfert83185/
Goepfer83104/
Goffert8336/
Goufier8336/
Goutfer8319/
Godferd8315/
Goffier839/
Gouffer837/
Godfert833/
Goferth832/
Gofferd831/
Goifier831/
Ghoffer831/
Goffger830/
Gooffer830/
Gossfer830/
Gotferd830/
Hofer8073,348/
Gafer8012,104/
Offer804,035/
Opfer802,314/
Goffe801,891/
Ofere801,319/
Gofir80386/
Gefer8054/
Gofre8048/
Ofier8036/
Oifer8035/
Ngofe8034/
Ofert8032/
Gofea8026/
Goufe8010/
Godfe805/
Ofger804/
Oufer804/
Gofie803/
Gofey802/
Kgofe802/
Ghofe801/
Owfer801/
Gosfe801/
Goofe801/
Gofee801/
Gofes801/
Gofei801/
Ofeer801/
Odfer801/
Goife801/
Gofeu801/
Ofeir801/
Oferr801/
Ohfer800/
Gouffier77496/
Gottfert7798/
Go'pfert771/
Goeffier771/
Gossfert770/
Hoffer7314,634/
Gaffer7311,849/
Gaafer737,515/
Hopfer731,628/
Giefer731,166/
Ghofir731,080/
Hofert73886/
Geffer73658/
Gopher73625/
Gouffe73329/
Gafeer73294/
Gafert73220/
Goffre73189/
Offere73149/
Offert73149/
Ghafer73133/
Gahfer73133/
Goffee73119/
Gepfer73119/
Ngoffe73116/
Goffez7391/
Goffey7386/
Hoofer7379/
Godfey7368/
Houfer7344/
G'Afer7344/
Gaufer7342/
Hofher7336/
Ngoufe7330/
Oiffer7320/
Göpfer7319/
Goffet7311/
Gofieh739/
Gaefer739/
Opffer738/
Gofuir735/
Gasfer734/
Gaferr734/
Gafear733/
Ngofeh733/
Gofeah732/
Goffie732/
Goffeh732/
Goufre732/
Göfert732/
Offerd731/
Ofearr731/
Offier731/
Ouffer731/
Hofier731/
Goffjr731/
Gazfer731/
Ngofei731/
Ngofey731/
Goufey731/
Gofair731/
Gafier731/
Gafere731/
Offfer731/
Ga'fer731/
Gojfej731/
Goufei731/
Gosfej731/
Hofeer731/
Ophfer730/
Opfert730/
Hoifer730/
Hosfer730/
Hoferd730/
Godfed730/
Göpfert676,318/
Hoffert673,506/
Afer672,150/
Ofre671,722/
Ofir671,215/
Hofherr67901/
Gofa67462/
Ghoufir67205/
Ghafeer67200/
Gahafer67182/
Gaffier67135/
Hoopfer67130/
Hopffer67115/
Gofi6798/
Hofferd6792/
Ghaffer6790/
Gafe6759/
Goffett6752/
Gaffert6743/
Gasfert6731/
Hoffere6729/
Goffeah6724/
Gauffer6717/
Ngouffe6716/
Hoferdt6715/
Nggofir6714/
Gouffet6714/
Nghofeh679/
Ghafear677/
Gieffer676/
Gaffere675/
Gaaffer674/
Gouffre673/
Huoffer672/
Hoffier672/
Gophier672/
Godfird672/
Ghafier672/
Ofyr672/
Ouffert671/
Hooferd671/
Hoofier671/
Hofferr671/
Hoffher671/
Hopferp671/
Gaferth671/
Godfeid671/
Gofy671/
Goiffre671/
Hoodfer671/
Hopfert671/
Ouferre671/
Oferová671/
O'Ferre671/
Geffier671/
Gouffes671/
Gouffey671/
Gouffie671/
Göffert671/
Gahffer671/
Gaffeer671/
Gofj671/
Hooffer670/
Gafferd670/
Offertt670/
Hosferd670/
Gowffee670/
Hophfer670/
Gafferr670/
Hoofert670/
Gapfert670/
Gaffger670/
Gofirth670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gofer
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