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
Gafe (Hindi: गाफे) occurs most in Argentina. It may also be found as a variant: Gäfe. Click here for further possible spellings of Gafe.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Gafe are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Gafe is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 36 people.
The last name Gafe is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,473,911. In Argentina Gafe is most common in: Santa Cruz Province, where 48 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent live and Chubut Province, where 24 percent live. Excluding Argentina this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent live and Mexico, where 8 percent live.
Gafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gafe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gafe surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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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