Gorfe Surname

103,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gorfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,5071:21,6432,769
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gorfe (2,197) may also be a first name.

Gorfe Last Name Facts

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

Gorfe is found most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gorfe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorfe is the 103,866th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,611,220 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gorfe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 159,737th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,197 people.

It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,507 people, or 1 in 21,643. Excluding Ethiopia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Gorfe Last Name Statistics demography

Gorfe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.67% more than the national average, earning $62,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorfer91428/
Gorfie9118/
Gorfeh911/
Orfe89480/
Gorf89119/
Gorfett8311/
Ngorfeh831/
Gorfeth831/
Gorfeed831/
Orfei80809/
Gorff8069/
Garfe8066/
Ghorf8056/
Orfey8028/
Gerfe8019/
Gorfi8017/
Orfer8017/
Gorft8010/
Gorfy809/
Orfeu808/
Gorfa808/
Orfie805/
Orfee802/
Orfej802/
Orfge801/
Orfhe801/
Gorhf801/
Gorfs801/
Orfed801/
Horfe801/
Orfea801/
Gourf801/
Gorpf800/
Ghorfi731,024/
Ghorfa73575/
Orffer73244/
Gourfi73207/
Garfee7338/
Gurfes7325/
Gorphe7324/
Gurfer7321/
Hourfe739/
Garfer737/
Garfey736/
Garffe735/
Gorveh735/
Garfes734/
Orfeas733/
Garfie732/
Horfer732/
Gorffa732/
Gerfeu732/
Gourfa732/
Garfei731/
Garfej731/
Garfea731/
Orfehe731/
Gorfch731/
Gerfeh731/
Garfet731/
Ourfee730/
Orfeet730/
Gurfee730/
Gorb672,093/
Orfi671,215/
Orfy67464/
Garf67413/
Arfe67369/
Orfa67217/
Gharfeh6727/
Gorv6726/
Garffer6723/
Garffie6711/
Gorw674/
Ghourfi673/
Horfesh671/
Orfè671/
Orfj671/
Orfé671/
Orfí671/
Ngourfi671/
Gorgeev671/
Orfeich671/
Ghourfy671/
Garfett670/
Gorfist670/
Gerffey670/
Horffer670/
Garfeas670/

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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 Gorfe
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