Gafalu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gafalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gafalu (6) may also be a first name.
Gafalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafalu is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gafalu is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gafalu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gafalu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gafalu is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 6 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found and Ondo, where 50 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafalou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afalu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afalou | 83 | 441 | / |
| Aufalu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Hafalu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Asfalu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asfalou | 77 | 206 | / |
| Gaphalu | 77 | 55 | / |
| Affalou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kgafelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afolu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Asfallou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afolou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afolau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afaloo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngafoulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afolus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affolou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Aphalus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Atfolou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Affoleu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afoulou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngofolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aphajlu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afoulous | 57 | 309 | / |
| Ofolu | 55 | 85 | / |
| Afoullous | 53 | 9 | / |
| Afoullouss | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ofolus | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Gafalu
- 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