Gafanha Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Gafanha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafanha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gafanha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafanha is most common in Portugal. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafanha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Gafanha are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Besides Portugal this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.

Gafanha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gafanha surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Gafanha earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning R 209,448 per year; in United States they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $38,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $53,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafana9228/
Gafaneh86156/
Ngafana869/
Afanaha869/
Gafenha862/
Gafagna861/
Gafahna861/
Afana836,189/
Gafane773,869/
Afanas77670/
Afanga77638/
Afanah77316/
Affana77269/
Hafana7742/
Gofana7723/
Asfana7716/
Gafani777/
Afanna776/
Afagna775/
Aifana773/
Afonha772/
Afanay772/
Aafana771/
Afaana771/
Gafano771/
Afauna771/
Afanai771/
Afasna771/
Afanoh771/
Afanat771/
Afanho771/
Gafany770/
Gafanesch7578/
Gaffanich750/
Gaffane71499/
Kgafane71277/
Gaafane71252/
Gatfane71110/
Gafaniz7175/
Ngafani7142/
Ngofana7136/
Gafenho7128/
Gofanya7126/
Afanadh7125/
Affanga7121/
Hafanah7119/
Ghafane7119/
Ghafani7117/
Gafhani7115/
Gaffany7112/
Afaanga719/
Gofanga715/
Ashfana714/
Afangna714/
Affanai712/
Goufana712/
Hafaina712/
Afaunga712/
Hafanaj712/
Afangay711/
Ngafane711/
Kgofana711/
Afaunas711/
Haafana711/
Gofania711/
Gaufane711/
Hasfana711/
Gavanah711/
Affanay711/
Ofana671,677/
Gaffaney67474/
Ghadfane67138/
Afano6778/
Ghaffani6742/
Gaffagni672/
Goufan'a671/
Ngafanou671/
Ngoufana671/
Afaña671/
Affanath671/
Affagnoh671/
Gadfahni671/
Gaffanny670/

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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 Gafanha
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