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
Gaddaf occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaddaf? popularity and diffusion
Gaddaf is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Gaddaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gaddaf reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gaddaf is also the 1,412,538th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 50 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Gaddaf is mostly found in: Kano, where 66 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 17 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
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
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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 Gaddaf
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