Gofongo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gofongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gofongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gofongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gofongo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gofongo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gofongo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gofongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gofongo reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Gofongo is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 33 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngofongo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ofongo | 92 | 586 | / |
| Ofoingo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Offongo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ofongho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ofuongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngofono | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ofoungo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oufongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ofono | 83 | 703 | / |
| Ofuong'o | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofango | 77 | 228 | / |
| Afongo | 77 | 79 | / |
| Offono | 77 | 54 | / |
| Ofuono | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ofoino | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ofoono | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ofonos | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gofago | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofouno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofogno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goufonhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ofounga | 71 | 194 | / |
| Afongho | 71 | 63 | / |
| Afoongo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Offonoh | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gofanga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngafoungou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ofongha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hofonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hofango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Offoono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofonoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngafono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afono | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ofona | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ngofanga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Offounga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngofouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoungoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goufouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfonou | 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 Gofongo
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