Gafaru Surname
Approximately 6,530 people bear this surname
Gafaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 4,087 | 1:6,611 | 898 |
| Nigeria | 2,400 | 1:73,809 | 5,293 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gafaru (3,391) may also be a first name.
Gafaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafaru (Hindi: गफरू, Marathi: गफरु) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,206th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,116,010 people. The surname Gafaru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gafaru reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 122,338th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 3,391 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,087 people, or 1 in 6,611. Beside Ghana this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafarou | 92 | 298 | / |
| Gaffaru | 92 | 12 | / |
| Gaafaru | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gafaaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gafarru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gafauru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gaifaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghafaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afaru | 91 | 735 | / |
| Gaffarou | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ghafarou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Afaruz | 83 | 38 | / |
| Afaruj | 83 | 28 | / |
| Aafaru | 83 | 23 | / |
| Afarou | 83 | 16 | / |
| Hafaru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Asfaru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gaferu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afaaru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afarud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afgaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaruu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffarou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gapharu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Affarou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gafooru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hafairu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hafaruj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asfaaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aforu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ofaru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gafourou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gafoorup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aforgu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Affayroux | 67 | 40 | / |
| Șofaru | 67 | 30 | / |
| Affairoux | 67 | 28 | / |
| Aforou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afaroe | 67 | 1 | / |
Gafaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafaru in the Hindi language | ||
| गफरू | gapharu | - |
| Gafaru in the Marathi language | ||
| गफरु | gapharu | 57.14 |
| गाफरु | gapharu | 14.29 |
| गफारु | gapharu | 14.29 |
| गफरू | gapharu | 14.29 |
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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 Gafaru
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