Gofta Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Gofta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gofta (122) may also be a first name.

Gofta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gofta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gofta occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gofta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gofta are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gofta is also the 844,248th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 122 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is mostly found in: Nebraska, where 73 percent are found, Iowa, where 18 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.

Gofta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gofta surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Gofta earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.17% more than the national average, earning $71,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goftas913/
Goffta911/
Ofta893/
Gofti80175/
Govta80112/
Hofta8046/
Gafta8023/
Oftas804/
Gofty802/
Gobta802/
Gefta801/
Gofte801/
Gowta801/
Govtas73145/
Goufti7347/
Gofter7314/
Gowtha7311/
Gaftea739/
Gaftha736/
Houfta732/
Gobtay731/
Kgofte731/
Offtah731/
Goubta731/
Geftha731/
Gowtea731/
Giefta730/
Afta67193/
Ovta673/
Obta673/
Ofto671/
Ofthaus671/
Gouwtay671/

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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 Gofta
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