Gaf Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Gaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Gáf (11) are calculated separately.
Gaf (181) may also be a first name.
Gaf Demographics
Gaf Political Affiliation
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Gaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻑ) is most common in Morocco. It may be rendered as: Gáf. For other potential spellings of Gaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,095,216th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. Gaf is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Gaf reside; 64 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 677,199th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 181 people.
Gaf is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Outside of Morocco Gaf occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Gaf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gaf last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Gaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.31% less than the national average, earning 185,805 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gáf | 89 | 11 | / |
| Gaff | 86 | 2,184 | / |
| Gauf | 86 | 605 | / |
| Gaft | 86 | 414 | / |
| Ghaf | 86 | 351 | / |
| Gawf | 86 | 137 | / |
| Gaaf | 86 | 114 | / |
| Gafe | 86 | 59 | / |
| Gadf | 86 | 18 | / |
| Gayf | 86 | 16 | / |
| Gaif | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gafs | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gazf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Qgaf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gajf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gapf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gasf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Af | 80 | 3,375 | / |
| Gauff | 75 | 334 | / |
| Gaffe | 75 | 312 | / |
| Ghaff | 75 | 235 | / |
| Kgafe | 75 | 178 | / |
| Gaaff | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gaiff | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gaufe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ghafs | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gaife | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gahaf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghafz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kgafs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghafp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gassf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gadfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gafsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatpf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gafth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gafft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Auf | 67 | 6,177 | / |
| Gaw | 67 | 5,623 | / |
| Afe | 67 | 5,013 | / |
| Gab | 67 | 2,802 | / |
| Haf | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Gaiffe | 67 | 1,126 | / |
| Asf | 67 | 810 | / |
| Afs | 67 | 501 | / |
| Atf | 67 | 403 | / |
| Aft | 67 | 397 | / |
| Afz | 67 | 371 | / |
| Aff | 67 | 357 | / |
| Gav | 67 | 335 | / |
| Gof | 67 | 321 | / |
| Aif | 67 | 299 | / |
| Awf | 67 | 221 | / |
| Aaf | 67 | 154 | / |
| Afh | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kgaffe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ghaife | 67 | 36 | / |
| Adf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ahf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Azf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Apf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ayf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eaf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Afp | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ajf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Avf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gauffe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hghaaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gafova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghafsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghahfe | 67 | 1 | / |
Gaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻑ | kaf | - |
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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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- 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 Gaf
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