Gafael Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gafael Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gafael (4) may also be a first name.
Gafael Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafael Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafael is carried by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafael? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gafael reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 4 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Wales, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,031,511. In Wales it is mostly found in: Caerphilly County Borough, where 33 percent reside, City and County of Cardiff, where 33 percent reside and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Wales Gafael exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafaell | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gafel | 91 | 59 | / |
| Afael | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ghafel | 83 | 18,606 | / |
| Gaffel | 83 | 106 | / |
| Gadfel | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gafail | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gafeel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hafael | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gefael | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gasfel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafeil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asfael | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaiel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafiel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafuel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afahel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafeld | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gefaell | 77 | 128 | / |
| Afayele | 77 | 55 | / |
| Gadfelt | 77 | 14 | / |
| Hafaele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghafeel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafajal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gasfeld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaffuel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affaele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashfael | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gauffel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gaffelt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gefel | 73 | 151 | / |
| Gofel | 73 | 97 | / |
| Gafil | 73 | 86 | / |
| Gaffl | 73 | 79 | / |
| Afeel | 73 | 26 | / |
| Afajl | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gáfel | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ghafl | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afail | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afiel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afeil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geffaell | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gayfeild | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gashfelt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaeffell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Afajal | 67 | 10,499 | / |
| Ghafil | 67 | 468 | / |
| Geffel | 67 | 289 | / |
| Gefell | 67 | 156 | / |
| Aphael | 67 | 48 | / |
| Afiyal | 67 | 29 | / |
| Afajul | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gofeld | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gafill | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaphel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Afheel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Giefel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goifel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaifil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afejal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afeile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aafeel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goffel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gafoul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afujal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goufel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apfeel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaflet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afajil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azfail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofaiel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gafael
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis