Gofung Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gofung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Russia131:11,086,389347,183

Gofung (28) may also be a first name.

Gofung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gofung (Russian: Гофунг) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofung? popularity and diffusion

Gofung is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Gofung occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gofung reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gofung is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

The last name Gofung is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 70 percent live, Bauchi, where 14 percent live and Kano, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Gofung exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Gofung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gofung surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Gofung earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngofung921/
Gofun914/
Ofung913/
Ngofoung861/
Hofung8327/
Gofune8321/
Ofoung834/
O'Fung831/
Ngoufoung801/
Gapfung774/
Hoifung774/
Offoung772/
Goufong771/
Oufoung771/
Hoffung771/
Ofong73944/
Afung73207/
Gofon732/
Gafun732/
Ofunk731/
Gofum731/
Gotfound711/
Ngophung711/
Offong673,242/
Afoung6768/
Afuing6722/
Goufon6715/
Afaung673/
Hofong672/
Gaffun672/
O'Fong671/
Ahfung671/
Awfung671/
Goffon671/
Oifong671/
Ophung671/

Gofung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gofung in the Russian language
Гофунгgofung-

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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 Gofung
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