Gadaffi Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gadaffi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadaffi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Gadaffi (754) may also be a first name.

Gadaffi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gadaffi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadaffi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 975,866th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. Gadaffi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Gadaffi are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gadaffi is also the 299,270th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 754 people.

Gadaffi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria Gadaffi is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 38 percent reside, Sokoto, where 34 percent reside and Kebbi, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Gadaffi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaddaffi93218/
Ghadaffi9311/
Gadhaffi933/
Gadaffhi931/
Gadafi923,732/
Gaddafi8616,920/
Ghadafi8688/
Gadhafi8659/
Gadaffy862/
Hadaffi861/
Gadafei861/
Gadaafi861/
Gadaffe861/
Gaadafi861/
Gadafhi861/
Adaffie861/
Ggadafi861/
Adafi8340/
Ghaddafi8054/
Gaddhafi8042/
Ghadafii803/
Gadhafie801/
Ghadaifi801/
Gadhaffe801/
Gaddafie801/
Ghadaffe801/
Ghadafie801/
Hadafi7782/
Godafi7712/
Adaifi7710/
Gadafy776/
Gadafe776/
Asdafi774/
Adoffi774/
Adafis772/
Gadafa772/
Adafio771/
Aydafi771/
Addafi771/
Addaafi7117/
Ghadafa7116/
Ghodafi7116/
Adoffio7113/
Aidoffi717/
Gedafie717/
Hadhafi715/
Aïdoffi713/
Gaddafy712/
Haddafi712/
Ghadafy712/
Godafie711/
Gadafeu711/
Gadaphi711/
Gaddafe711/
Adaffer711/
Ghadafe711/
Gadhafy711/
Hadafis711/
Odafi67208/
Adafa6764/
Adafe6762/
Gadoufio6713/
Adofi676/
Adafioyi674/
Ghedaifi672/
Aduoffei671/
Adhahfiz671/
Gasdafee671/

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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 Gadaffi
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