Gofia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gofia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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 found most in Liberia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofia? popularity and diffusion

Gofia is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 globally It is held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Gofia is most numerous in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside and Nimba County, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Gofia is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngofia9120/
Gofiah912/
Goffia911/
Gofiha911/
Ofia891,404/
Ngoffia837/
Ngoufia832/
Gouffia831/
Goffiah831/
Nghofia831/
Offia803,941/
Ofias80127/
Ofiah80122/
Gofio8070/
Osfia8067/
Gafia8047/
Gefia8028/
Gofea8026/
Uofia8011/
Hofia809/
Oufia804/
Ofija804/
Ohfia803/
Owfia802/
Gofya801/
Ofiha801/
Oofia801/
Ofiaa801/
Offiah732,256/
Hofiah7390/
Gafița7387/
Goffio7330/
Uodfia7322/
Ousfia7312/
Ofioha739/
Geffia735/
Gafias734/
Ngafia734/
Ofaiya734/
Offiha732/
Hoffia732/
Ngofio732/
Gofeah732/
Offfia732/
Owfiah731/
Offiat731/
Offiaa731/
Offija731/
Ofojia731/
Gafiat731/
Gapfia731/
Ofoiya731/
Ofogia731/
Hoofia730/
Goodfiath711/
Afia6719,695/
Ofea67138/
Ofio6746/
Gafoiya6725/
Goffeah6724/
Hofaija678/
Gaffiat675/
Hofijah674/
Ofya673/
Offuhia671/
Ghafiaa671/
Gehfiah671/
Ngophia671/
Offiaah671/

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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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