Gafai Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Gafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gafai (67) may also be a first name.
Gafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafai (Hindi: गफई) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gafai live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gafai is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 67 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 26 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafai in the Hindi language | ||
| गफई | gapha'i | - |
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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 Gafai
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