Gofer Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Gofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Israel | 45 | 1:190,170 | 18,708 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Göfer (103) are calculated separately.
Gofer (20) may also be a first name.
Gofer Demographics
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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 appear as a variant: Göfer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gofer.
How Common Is The Last Name Gofer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Gofer reside; 30 percent reside in East Africa and 30 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Gofer is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Beside Ethiopia it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Gofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gofer last name expanded 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gofer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gofer last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% being registered with 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.
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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 Gofer
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