Gafaju Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gafaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafau | 91 | 63 | / |
| Afaju | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gaffau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gafaje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghafaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afajud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaj | 80 | 149 | / |
| Afau | 80 | 68 | / |
| Gafachu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ghafaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghafaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaja | 73 | 398 | / |
| Gafou | 73 | 241 | / |
| Hafaj | 73 | 104 | / |
| Afayu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Gafai | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gafui | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aifaj | 73 | 14 | / |
| Asfau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Afaij | 73 | 10 | / |
| Afaji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ahfaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afajo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aafaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gafaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afajt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauffaux | 71 | 2 | / |
| Asfaux | 67 | 549 | / |
| Gafuji | 67 | 353 | / |
| Ghafai | 67 | 147 | / |
| Ghafou | 67 | 129 | / |
| Gafaie | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ghafae | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gafayo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gaffuy | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ahafaj | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ngafeu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Goffau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngafou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gaffou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gafiya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hafaja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haifaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ashfau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hafaij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afajah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hafaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aafaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aifaij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghafaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haifau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngafai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gafaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afujuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apfaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaffae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afhaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaffay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goefau | 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
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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 Gafaju
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