Gafanu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gafanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanu | 91 | 737 | / |
| Ngafanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afanou | 83 | 8,227 | / |
| Afanui | 83 | 35 | / |
| Affanu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Afanuh | 83 | 13 | / |
| Afanus | 83 | 5 | / |
| Afannu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afangu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affanou | 77 | 2,980 | / |
| Afannou | 77 | 161 | / |
| Aifanou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afainou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aïfanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asfaanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaynou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofanu | 73 | 38 | / |
| Afonu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Affannou | 71 | 149 | / |
| Aifannou | 71 | 30 | / |
| Aîfannou | 71 | 29 | / |
| Aïfannou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Affainou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Afangnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affaïnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afongu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Afonus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aïffannou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afonou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiffannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofainu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofanou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gafanu
- 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