Gaafke Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gaafke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaafke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gaafke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaafke is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaafke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gaafke reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Gaafke is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 50 percent are found, Hamburg, where 25 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found. Barring Germany Gaafke exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafke91155/
Gaffke831,244/
Gaefke83136/
Haafke8370/
Gafcke8320/
Gafkie830/
Gafk8024/
Gaefcke7732/
Gaffket7713/
Gaeffke7710/
Gaffkey778/
Haafker770/
Hafke731,064/
Gafka73358/
Gefke73148/
Gäfke7318/
Gawke736/
Gavke732/
Affke731/
Gafké731/
Aafki731/
Aawke731/
Gahfk731/
Gafky730/
Ncgafkey711/
Haffke67782/
Ghafki67171/
Geffke67169/
Gaffka67101/
Hafkey6785/
Hafker6766/
Hafkie6728/
Gabcke6725/
Gafkay679/
Gavker676/
Afkieh672/
Gäfcke672/
Heafke671/
Afkhez671/
Aafkhi671/
Gabkee671/
Gohfke671/
Goffke670/
Hafkee670/
Gaffky670/

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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 Gaafke
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