Gorfa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gorfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Gorfa (8) may also be a first name.
Gorfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorfa occurs most in Niger. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gorfa is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gorfa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gorfa is also the 4,213,784th most common given name in the world, borne by 8 people.
The surname Gorfa is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is most common in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Niger Gorfa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghorfa | 91 | 575 | / |
| Gorfad | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ngorfa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gourfa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gorffa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gorfah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorfas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orfa | 89 | 217 | / |
| Ngourfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gourfat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghorfah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorfe | 80 | 4,523 | / |
| Garfa | 80 | 72 | / |
| Gorfi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Orfas | 80 | 16 | / |
| Gurfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gorfy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Orfat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gerfa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orfga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Horfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orfha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orfau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orfad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ourfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orfea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghorfi | 73 | 1,024 | / |
| Gorfer | 73 | 428 | / |
| Gourfi | 73 | 207 | / |
| Garfat | 73 | 95 | / |
| Gerfau | 73 | 62 | / |
| Gorfie | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gharfa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Garfas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Orfait | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gurfai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gherfa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orfeas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garfau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goerfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Garfai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orfass | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horfaş | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorfeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngarfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orffga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garfaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garfad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ghourfaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arfa | 67 | 19,771 | / |
| Orfo | 67 | 229 | / |
| Garfath | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gerffau | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gorfett | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gharfah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Árfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghourfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngourfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngorfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorfoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorfeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorfeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horvfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghourfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghorpha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfeas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ourfatt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gorfist | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gorfa
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