Gofwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gofwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gofwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Gofwa Demographics

Gofwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Gofwa Last Name Facts

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

Gofwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gofwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Gofwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gofwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Gofwa is most common in: Mombasa County, where 80 percent live and Kwale County, where 20 percent live.

Gofwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gofwa surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghofwa916/
Ofwa8914/
Gowba803/
Gafwa802/
Gobway7339/
Ghafwa731/
Gofwet731/
Ofua67403/
Afwa67308/
Ovwa6772/
Owva675/
Ghafway671/
Geffway670/
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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 Gofwa
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