Gafau Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Gafau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Gafau (35) may also be a first name.
Gafau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafau is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Gafau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gafau reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gafau is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Gafau is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 41 percent reside, Oyo, where 36 percent reside and Ogun, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Gafau is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 5 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Gafau
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