Gaddaf Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gaddaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gaddaf (50) may also be a first name.
Gaddaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaddaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaddaf occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaddaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Gaddaf is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gaddaf reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name globally, held by 50 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Gaddaf is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 66 percent live, Nasarawa, where 17 percent live and Adamawa, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Gaddaf exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 3 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaddaf | 92 | 21 | / |
| Gaddafe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gadaf | 91 | 121 | / |
| Addaf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haddaf | 83 | 127 | / |
| Ghadaf | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ngadaf | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gaddab | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gadafe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gaudaf | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gadhaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaddaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adaf | 80 | 165 | / |
| Ghaddab | 77 | 193 | / |
| Gauddab | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ahaddaf | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gaddaib | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghadafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadaffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Addab | 73 | 767 | / |
| Hadaf | 73 | 212 | / |
| Gadab | 73 | 116 | / |
| Gadav | 73 | 98 | / |
| Adafe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Ahdaf | 73 | 25 | / |
| Asdaf | 73 | 17 | / |
| Addaw | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gadaw | 73 | 8 | / |
| Adaif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gedaf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Addav | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gadof | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aadaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adasf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaddhab | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ghadaffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadhaffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haddab | 67 | 1,124 | / |
| Ghadab | 67 | 187 | / |
| Gadhav | 67 | 97 | / |
| Gadova | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gadhof | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gaudab | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ghadav | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hadafe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gadowa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gaudav | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gadhab | 67 | 9 | / |
| Addhav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goddab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gadaph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aaddab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahadaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haddaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashdaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asdasf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaydaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hadafh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaydof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaadav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadeav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahdab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngadav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haidaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadhaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaidaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asdaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goddaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgadab | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gaddaf
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