Gaafa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gaafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gaafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaafa is found most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gaafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gaafa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Gaafa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Gaafa is primarily found in: Bugiri District, where 31 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 8 percent live and Mayuge District, where 8 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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 Gaafa
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