Gafaro Surname

213,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Gafaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,1201:42,6552,328
Venezuela7741:39,0232,160
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Gáfaro (4), Gàfaro (2) & Gafáro (1) are calculated separately.

Gafaro Last Name Facts

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

Gafaro (Hindi: गफारो) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Gáfaro, Gàfaro or Gafáro. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafaro? popularity and diffusion

Gafaro is the 213,544th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,779,847 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gafaro live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The surname Gafaro is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 1,120 people, or 1 in 42,655. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Norte de Santander Department, where 71 percent are found, Santander Department, where 16 percent are found and Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Colombia Gafaro is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Gafaro Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gafaro earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $18,929,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gáfaro944/
Gàfaro942/
Gafáro941/
Gafarou92298/
Gaffaro92104/
Gafarot9269/
Gaifaro921/
Ghafaro921/
Gafaroa921/
Gafarro921/
Afaro9164/
Gaffarou8622/
Ghafarou8610/
Ghaffaro861/
Afaroj8311,262/
Afaroz83448/
Gafara83161/
Afaros8327/
Afarou8316/
Asfaro8315/
Gaforo8314/
Afaroh8312/
Afairo839/
Aifaro835/
Afarod832/
Affaro832/
Hafaro832/
Afarro831/
Afaroa831/
Gafero831/
Gofaro831/
Ghafarzoy802/
Ghaffarou801/
Ghafara7726/
Gaffara7720/
Atfaroh7712/
Afarosh7710/
Aafaroz777/
Ghofaro774/
Hafaroj773/
Affarou772/
Ghaforo772/
Gafaara772/
Afarooz772/
Gafarga771/
Avfaroj771/
Afarros771/
Afarroj771/
Gafarat771/
Gasfara771/
Afarodh771/
D'Afaro771/
Afara732,711/
Aforo731,021/
Ofaro731/
Ghofaroh7114/
Ashfaroh7111/
Ghaffara715/
Gafourou712/
Aafaroch711/
Afarah67700/
Afotro67630/
Afforo67381/
Affara67367/
Afarad67262/
Asfara67141/
Afaras67122/
Gafera6793/
Affayroux6740/
Afarat6737/
Affairoux6728/
Apharo6727/
Afarga6717/
Hafara6713/
Afaraz6713/
Aforho6711/
Afasra6711/
Aforou679/
Gafora674/
Aforzo674/
Aforoj674/
Gefara673/
Afeara673/
Auforo672/
Aforoz672/
Gaffarass671/
Gafoorooa671/
Afarra671/
Ghaffaara671/
Afaara671/
Afatra671/
Gofara671/
Ajfara671/
Afgoro671/
Ghaffarah671/
Afaira671/
Aforoh671/
Aforgo671/

Gafaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafaro in the Hindi language
गफारोgapharo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafaro
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