Gaafer Surname
Approximately 7,515 people bear this surname
Gaafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 5,040 | 1:7,442 | 1,059 |
| Egypt | 2,227 | 1:41,282 | 4,194 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Gaafer (54) may also be a first name.
Gaafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaafer occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaafer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 66,332nd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 969,733 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gaafer reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Gaafer is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 54 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is carried by 5,040 people, or 1 in 7,442. Barring Sudan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Gaafer
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