Gofia Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gofia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gofia (42) may also be a first name.
Gofia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gofia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gofia is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gofia? popularity and diffusion
Gofia is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gofia live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Gofia is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 42 people.
The last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Gofia is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found and Nimba County, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngofia | 91 | 20 | / |
| Gofiah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Goffia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gofiha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ofia | 89 | 1,404 | / |
| Ngoffia | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ngoufia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gouffia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goffiah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nghofia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offia | 80 | 3,941 | / |
| Ofias | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ofiah | 80 | 122 | / |
| Gofio | 80 | 70 | / |
| Osfia | 80 | 67 | / |
| Gafia | 80 | 47 | / |
| Gefia | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gofea | 80 | 26 | / |
| Uofia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hofia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oufia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ofija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ohfia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owfia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gofya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oofia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Offiah | 73 | 2,256 | / |
| Hofiah | 73 | 90 | / |
| Gafița | 73 | 87 | / |
| Goffio | 73 | 30 | / |
| Uodfia | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ousfia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ofioha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Geffia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gafias | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngafia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ofaiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Offiha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoffia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngofio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gofeah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Offfia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owfiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offiat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offiaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofojia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafiat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gapfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofoiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofogia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoofia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goodfiath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afia | 67 | 19,695 | / |
| Ofea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ofio | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gafoiya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Goffeah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hofaija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaffiat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hofijah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Offuhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghafiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehfiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngophia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offiaah | 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 Gofia
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