Gafang Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Gafang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gafang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafang has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafang? popularity and diffusion
Gafang is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Gafang is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Gafang reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Gafang is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Gafang
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