Gafa Surname
Approximately 3,347 people bear this surname
Gafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Nigeria | 566 | 1:312,973 | 17,327 |
| Malta | 307 | 1:1,402 | 146 |
| Uganda | 274 | 1:142,479 | 12,806 |
| Philippines | 209 | 1:484,393 | 57,696 |
| Iran | 169 | 1:454,334 | 27,907 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Algeria | 124 | 1:311,545 | 30,240 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| Italy | 70 | 1:873,667 | 66,008 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
The alternate forms: Gafà (8) are calculated separately.
Gafa (263) may also be a first name.
Gafa Demographics
Average Gafa Salary in
United States
$41,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻔﻪ, Hindi: गफा, Russian: Гафа) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also appear as a variant: Gafà. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 134,500th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,177,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Gafa reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 548,616th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 263 people.
The last name Gafa is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Without taking into account Ghana this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Malta, where 9 percent reside.
Gafa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gafa surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gafa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 22.63% more than the national average, earning €36,826 per year and in United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,534 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻔﻪ | qfh | - |
| Gafa in the Hindi language | ||
| गफा | gapha | 72.22 |
| गाफा | gapha | 27.78 |
| Gafa in the Russian language | ||
| Гафа | gafa | - |
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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 Gafa
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