Gafat Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Gafat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 241 | 1:318,600 | 22,056 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Gafat (33) may also be a first name.
Gafat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafat (Hindi: गाफत, Marathi: गफाट) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafat? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gafat is the 899,940th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Gafat live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gafat is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 318,600. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 34 percent reside, Kurdistan Province, where 20 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside. Beside Iran it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafat in the Hindi language | ||
| गाफत | gaphata | - |
| Gafat in the Marathi language | ||
| गफाट | gaphata | 94.23 |
| गाफाट | gaphata | 3.85 |
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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 Gafat
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