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 frequently in Liberia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gofia.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofia? popularity and diffusion

Gofia is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gofia live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Gofia is most prevalent in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside and Nimba County, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this surname exists 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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