Gafael Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gafael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafaell921/
Gafel9159/
Afael914/
Ghafel8318,606/
Gaffel83106/
Gadfel836/
Gafail834/
Gafeel833/
Hafael832/
Gefael832/
Gasfel831/
Gafeil831/
Afaele831/
Asfael831/
Afaiel831/
Gafiel831/
Gafuel831/
Afahel831/
Gafeld830/
Gefaell77128/
Afayele7755/
Gadfelt7714/
Hafaele772/
Ghafeel771/
Gafajal771/
Gasfeld771/
Gaffuel771/
Affaele771/
Ashfael771/
Gauffel770/
Gaffelt770/
Gefel73151/
Gofel7397/
Gafil7386/
Gaffl7379/
Afeel7326/
Afajl7311/
Gáfel736/
Ghafl734/
Afail732/
Afiel731/
Afeil730/
Geffaell715/
Gayfeild714/
Gashfelt711/
Gaeffell710/
Afajal6710,499/
Ghafil67468/
Geffel67289/
Gefell67156/
Aphael6748/
Afiyal6729/
Afajul6714/
Gofeld6714/
Gafill6713/
Gaphel678/
Afheel676/
Giefel675/
Goifel674/
Gaifil673/
Afejal673/
Afeile672/
Aafeel672/
Goffel672/
Gafoul672/
Afujal672/
Goufel671/
Affaul671/
Gofell671/
Apfeel671/
Gaflet671/
Afajil671/
Asfail671/
Azfail671/
Ofaiel670/

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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
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