Gomfa Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gomfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gomfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669

Gomfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gomfa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gomfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Gomfa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gomfa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Gomfa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Gomfa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside.

Gomfa Last Name Statistics demography

Gomfa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.43% less than the national average, earning R 113,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngomfa912/
Goumfa911/
Ghomfa911/
Omfa891/
Gomfaus831/
Gonfa8017,629/
Oumfa8019/
Gumfa809/
Gamfa803/
Gomfe802/
Gomfo802/
Gomfi801/
Ngomfe73139/
Ghomfo7334/
Houmfa7310/
Gonfau738/
Ghomfe732/
Ngonfa732/
Oumfai731/
Gonffa731/
Gamfah731/
Gonfas731/
Gounfa731/
Oumfay731/
Gompha731/
Gomfoy731/
Gamfai731/
Ngamfa731/
Gonfaus67232/
Ngoumfe67138/
Kgompha6717/
Amfa6712/
Onfa6710/
Nghomfo672/
Goumfou671/
Ngoumfo671/
Houmfah671/
Ghomfeu671/
Ghomffo671/
Gumfaus671/

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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
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  • 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 Gomfa
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