Gorofa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gorofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Gorofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorofa is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorofa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gorofa is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gorofa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gorofa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 80 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Lebanon, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goroufa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghorofa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orofa | 91 | 263 | / |
| Gouroufa | 86 | 1 | / |
| N'Gorofa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Garofa | 83 | 102 | / |
| Horofa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gorofy | 83 | 8 | / |
| Orofoa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gorofi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oropfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Otrofa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gurofa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gourouffa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngouroufa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garoufa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Orosfai | 77 | 31 | / |
| Gorofui | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ouroufa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gorrafa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Garrofa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Garofai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gorofey | 77 | 7 | / |
| Garofas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gorosfe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngorofe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goroffi | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ngourouffa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arofa | 73 | 616 | / |
| Orafa | 73 | 195 | / |
| Orofo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Garoufas | 71 | 105 | / |
| Ghorrofi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ghourafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gotroffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arofah | 67 | 12,110 | / |
| Arofat | 67 | 469 | / |
| Garafa | 67 | 275 | / |
| Garofo | 67 | 107 | / |
| Asrofa | 67 | 86 | / |
| Garefa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Orhofo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Garofe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gorafi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gerafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gorafy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arhofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aroofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orafai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arofay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oropha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orafga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orozfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroufa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gorofa
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