Goffa Surname

171,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Goffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,9991:2,205292
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
Algeria1001:386,31633,655
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Ivory Coast741:311,77311,581
Hungary421:233,72118,989
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goffa (158) may also be a first name.

Goffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goffa (Russian: Гоффа) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goffa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 171,691st most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,906,879 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Goffa reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 158 people.

This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,999 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 36 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 29 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 20 percent are found. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent are found and Algeria, where 4 percent are found.

Goffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goffa surname expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goffa last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Goffa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.56% less than the national average, earning $35,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouffa91407/
Goffah91315/
Goffat91262/
Goffas9142/
Goffau9115/
Goffay911/
Goffha911/
Ngoffa911/
Gofa89462/
Offa89307/
Goffaux831,485/
Goffeau8376/
Goffeah8324/
Goffaut8313/
N'Goffa838/
Goffatt835/
Ghoffah834/
Gouffau832/
Goffi805,029/
Ouffa802,117/
Goffe801,891/
Hoffa801,734/
Ngofa80352/
Goffo80339/
Gaffa80317/
Offah80135/
Gopfa80119/
Gofah8072/
Goufa8066/
Gofas8056/
Geffa8029/
Gofea8026/
Gofai8024/
Ghofa8011/
Oiffa8010/
Goffy808/
Offai807/
Gofay803/
Offay802/
Goefa802/
Offea802/
Goifa802/
Goffé802/
Gofaz801/
Offga801/
Offha801/
Goofa801/
Offad800/
Offat800/
Gouffaux7735/
Gouffeau778/
Gouffaud773/
Gouffaut771/
Ofa752,520/
Gouffi73772/
Ouffai73730/
Gouffe73329/
Goffer73283/
Gaffga73246/
Gaffas73199/
Hoffay73155/
Ghaffa73152/
Goffoy73139/
Gouffo73126/
Goffee73119/
Ngoffe73116/
Goffez7391/
Goffey7386/
Goufas7379/
Goffoz7373/
Ngaffa7373/
Ghoffi7347/
Goffio7330/
Hoffas7326/
Ngoffo7325/
Goffos7320/
Gaffah7318/
Gofeau7316/
Ghoufa7314/
Gauffa7312/
Goffet7311/
Gouffé7310/
Goffhé739/
Houffa736/
Ngofaa736/
Goffis735/
Ngoufa735/
Offaha734/
Ouffaa734/
Ouffad733/
Ngoffi733/
Offatt732/
Gaffat732/
Gofeah732/
Goffie732/
Goffeh732/
Gaffau732/
Ouffah732/
Hoffai731/
Gaffay731/
Hoffat731/
Gofaih731/
Goffoh731/
Goffgo731/
Geffay731/
Ngofha731/
Ngohfa731/
Goufai731/
Gofaux731/
Ghoefa731/
Gaaffa731/
Gheffa731/
Gaffad731/
Gaffaz731/
Hooffa730/
Offath730/
Hoffad730/
Goefau730/
Goffuy730/
Gouffault71203/
Gofe675,115/
Gafa673,347/
Affa671,703/
Offo671,304/
Ngouffo671,007/
Oufa67638/
Offhaus67389/
Hofa67332/
Ofat67248/
Ofaa67189/
Oofa67184/
D'Offay67167/
Ofah67167/
Oifa67148/
Ofai67145/
Ofea67138/
Gofi6798/
Gofo6777/
Goffett6752/
Ofay6748/
Gefa6739/
Hoffait6729/
Ofoa6727/
Offhauß6724/
Ngouffe6716/
Gouffet6714/
Goufaud678/
Gouffer677/
Ghaffat676/
Ofaz675/
Ofga675/
Owfa674/
Ofța674/
Hoffatt673/
Ngouffi673/
Offhaut672/
Osfa672/
Ofau672/
Gaïffas672/
Ofad672/
Ghaffah672/
Otfa672/
Oyfa671/
Ghaffai671/
Gofy671/
Gouffis671/
Gouffou671/
Opfa671/
Ngouhfa671/
Șofa671/
Gouffes671/
Gouffey671/
Gouffie671/
Goufgai671/
Ghoufay671/
Ghoffer671/
Ofas671/
Ojfa671/
Ohfa671/
Ofap671/
Gofj671/
Gowffee670/
Gooffer670/

Goffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goffa in the Russian language
Гоффаgoffa-

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