Gafe Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Gafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Gäfe (44) are calculated separately.
Gafe (36) may also be a first name.
Gafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafe (Hindi: गाफे) occurs most in Argentina. It can also be found as: Gäfe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Gafe live; 53 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 36 people.
The last name Gafe is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,473,911. In Argentina Gafe is mostly found in: Santa Cruz Province, where 48 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent are found and Chubut Province, where 24 percent are found. Barring Argentina it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Mexico, where 8 percent are found.
Gafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gafe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafe in the Hindi language | ||
| गाफे | gaphe | - |
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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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- 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 Gafe
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