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 more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gonfa is the 30,297th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 413,384 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonfa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 28,007th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 29,834 people.

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

Gonfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gonfa are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with 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
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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 Gonfa
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