Gaddafi Surname

31,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Gaddafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaddafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya11,9211:52496
Nigeria3,3601:52,7214,031
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Oman2721:13,5591,553
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
India131:59,005,029552,550
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gaddafi (12,858) may also be a first name.

Gaddafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaddafi (Arabic: قذافي, Hindi: गद्दाफी) is carried by more people in Libya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaddafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,545th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 430,706 people. Gaddafi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gaddafi live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 51,673rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 12,858 people.

This surname is most frequent in Libya, where it is borne by 11,921 people, or 1 in 524. Not including Libya this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.

Gaddafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gaddafi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaddaffi93218/
Ghaddafi9354/
Gaddhafi9342/
Gaddafie931/
Gadafi923,732/
Addafi921/
Gadaffi86265/
Ghadafi8688/
Gadhafi8659/
Addaafi8617/
Haddafi862/
Gaddafy862/
Gadaafi861/
Gaadafi861/
Gadafhi861/
Ggadafi861/
Gaddafe861/
Gadafei861/
Adafi8340/
Ghadaffi8011/
Ghadafii803/
Gadhaffi803/
Ghadafie801/
Ghadaifi801/
Gadaffhi801/
Gadhafie801/
Hadafi7782/
Addofi7727/
Godafi7712/
Adaifi7710/
Gadafy776/
Gadafe776/
Asdafi774/
Adafis772/
Gadafa772/
Adafio771/
Aydafi771/
Ghodafi7116/
Ghadafa7116/
Gedafie717/
Hadhafi715/
Ghadafy712/
Gadaffy712/
Ouddafi712/
Godafie711/
Addofio711/
Gadaffe711/
Gadafeu711/
Hadaffi711/
Gadaphi711/
Adaffie711/
Ghadafe711/
Gadhafy711/
Hadafis711/
Odafi67208/
Adafa6764/
Adafe6762/
Gadoufio6713/
Adofi676/
Adafioyi674/
Ghedaifi672/
Haddoufi671/
Adhahfiz671/
Gadhaffe671/
Gasdafee671/
Ghadaffe671/

Gaddafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaddafi in the Hindi language
गद्दाफीgaddaphi50
गददाफीgadadaphi50
Gaddafi in the Arabic language
قذافيqdhafy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaddafi
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