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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gaafa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Gaafa is most numerous in: Bugiri District, where 31 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 8 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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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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