Gonefa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gonefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gonefa (7,862) may also be a first name.
Gonefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonefa is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gonefa is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Gonefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gonefa are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 71,934th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,862 people.
Gonefa is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onefa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gonifa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Honefa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ganefa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Genefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oneifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonifas | 77 | 29 | / |
| Geneffa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gonefis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Genoefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onifa | 73 | 134 | / |
| Anefa | 73 | 120 | / |
| Genefaha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ghonifah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghanefat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onniefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganafa | 67 | 629 | / |
| Hanefa | 67 | 302 | / |
| Aneefa | 67 | 272 | / |
| Ganefo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Ganefi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ganefy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ganifa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Honifa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gonifo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gunifa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onifah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anefat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Genifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Genefo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onifad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onefeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oneifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agnifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onaifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anefah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aniefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onifau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gonefa
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