Gorfu Surname

47,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gorfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,9471:8,9111,365
United States261:13,940,728505,428
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gorfu (8,443) may also be a first name.

Gorfu Last Name Facts

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

Gorfu (Hindi: गोरफू) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorfu is the 47,186th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 664,013 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gorfu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gorfu is also the 68,626th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 8,443 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,947 people, or 1 in 8,911. Without taking into account Ethiopia Gorfu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Gorfu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorfu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Gorfu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning $53,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorfuz911/
Gorfou911/
Orfu891/
Gorfuch831/
Orfus8060/
Orfeu808/
Gurfu805/
Garfu801/
Orfou801/
Orfau801/
Orfut800/
Ngourfou775/
Gerfau7362/
Orfuss7317/
Orfeus7313/
Gerfou733/
Garfau733/
Gerfeu732/
Garfuh731/
Garfou731/
Garfus730/
Garfut730/
Orfutt730/
Orfeud730/
Gerffau6743/
Arfu6711/
Hourfou673/
Garffus673/

Gorfu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorfu in the Hindi language
गोरफूgoraphu-

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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 Gorfu
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