Gofor Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Gofor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 249 | 1:711,417 | 32,711 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Gofor (157) may also be a first name.
Gofor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gofor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gofor (Russian: Гофор) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gofor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 846,108th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Gofor is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Gofor are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gofor is also the 732,696th most frequently held first name globally, held by 157 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 711,417. In Nigeria Gofor is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 92 percent live, Niger, where 4 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gofor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gofor in the Russian language | ||
| Гофор | gofor | - |
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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 Gofor
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