Gonfa Surname

30,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gonfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia17,5471:5,559877
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gonfa (29,834) may also be a first name.

Gonfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gonfa is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gonfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,297th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 413,384 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonfa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 28,007th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 29,834 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 17,547 people, or 1 in 5,559. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Gonfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gonfa surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Gonfa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning $35,869 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonfau918/
Ngonfa912/
Gonffa911/
Gonfas911/
Gounfa911/
Onfa8910/
Gonfaus83232/
Gonfo80162/
Ounfa80146/
Gomfa8063/
Gonfe8039/
Ganfa8032/
Gunfa8015/
Honfa8012/
Gonfer7332/
Ngonfo7325/
Gonfio7323/
Gonfou738/
Hounfa735/
Ghanfa734/
Ngonfe732/
Ngomfa732/
Hgunfa731/
Ounfai731/
Gonfie731/
Ganfad731/
Ngonfi731/
Ounffa731/
Ghomfa731/
Ganfah731/
Goumfa731/
Anfa67251/
Gunfaus6711/
Ngounfe6711/
Ngonpha677/
Onfo675/
Gonfoud671/
Osenfha671/
Hounfai671/
Ngonffo671/
N'Gonfe671/
Omfa671/
Gomfaus671/

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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 Gonfa
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