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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gofta is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly 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. It is also the 844,248th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is mostly found in: Nebraska, where 73 percent live, Iowa, where 18 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.

Gofta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gofta are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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