Gafaf Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Gafaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gafaf (15) may also be a first name.

Gafaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafaf is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gafaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafaf is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Gafaf are found; 45 percent are found in North Africa and 36 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

Gafaf is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. Barring Algeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 9 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffaf91227/
Gahfaf9190/
Ghafaf915/
Gadfaf911/
Afaf893,967/
Gapfauf8315/
Ghahfaf834/
Ghaffaf831/
Affaf80350/
Afafe80208/
Hafaf8047/
Afaaf8028/
Aafaf807/
Asfaf807/
Ahfaf803/
Afaff803/
Afasf802/
Afaif802/
Afafh802/
Gafab801/
Afayf801/
Afadf801/
Aifaf801/
Haffaf733,382/
Hafhaf73832/
Ashfaf7316/
Adfadf7314/
Hafafe7312/
Gaafow7312/
Asdfaf739/
Asfasf734/
Awfawf734/
Affafe733/
Gafova732/
Afeafe731/
Gafouf731/
Adfafs731/
Afasdf731/
Gopfauf6779/
Afayfeh6747/
Afab6743/
Haffafe675/
Gaafofe674/
Ghafoof673/
Afof673/
Afav673/
Asdfasf672/
Afaw672/
Gaafoow672/
Asfasdf671/
Ahafhaf671/
Gaifova671/
Aswfasf671/
Ghafaib671/

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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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  • 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 Gafaf
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