Gaefke Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gaefke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaefke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gaefke Last Name Facts

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

Gaefke is found most in Brazil. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaefke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Gaefke live; 33 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 4,757,207. In Brazil Gaefke is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Gaefke exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Gaefke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaefke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaefke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gaefke are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Gaefke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.85% less than the national average, earning $37,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaefcke9232/
Gaeffke9210/
Gafke91155/
Gefke91148/
Gaefk916/
Gaffke831,244/
Haefke83424/
Geffke83169/
Gafcke8320/
Gaafke836/
Gaefka833/
Gaebke833/
Gafkie830/
Haefker7756/
Haefcke7716/
Gaffkey778/
Gäfke7318/
Gawke736/
Uefke734/
Eifke732/
Gavke732/
Aefkj731/
Gafké731/
Gafky730/
Oefke730/
Gajewfki716/
Haeffker711/
Gaetphke711/
Ghafki67171/
Hoefke67112/
Heufke6724/
Haefka6714/
Gafkay679/
Gäfcke672/
Eifeke671/
Gohfke671/
Heafke671/
Gaffky670/
Geabke670/
Goebke670/
Goffke670/

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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 Gaefke
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