Gafela Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gafela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gafela (37) may also be a first name.
Gafela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafela is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gafela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gafela live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name globally, held by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgafela | 92 | 2,200 | / |
| Afela | 91 | 55 | / |
| Afelad | 83 | 43 | / |
| Afelea | 83 | 27 | / |
| Affela | 83 | 14 | / |
| Gafeli | 83 | 13 | / |
| Afelia | 83 | 12 | / |
| Afeela | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gefela | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gafala | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gofela | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hafela | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gafele | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afiela | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gafila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afelaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afelai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkgaufela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaafele | 77 | 85 | / |
| Ghafila | 77 | 58 | / |
| Kgofela | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kgafelo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Aufeloa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kgafala | 77 | 6 | / |
| Affelia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Haifela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Affelay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kgafele | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hafeela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ghafeli | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gavelah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngofela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afeelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aufelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afeelay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affelat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafelah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngafele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafalaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgafola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaafeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngafila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaifala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafolla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afila | 73 | 521 | / |
| Afelo | 73 | 476 | / |
| Ofela | 73 | 65 | / |
| Ghafilya | 71 | 612 | / |
| Kgafhola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kgaphela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghafeleh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hafila | 67 | 558 | / |
| Afilah | 67 | 128 | / |
| Afilia | 67 | 106 | / |
| Affila | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ofelia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ofelas | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gefala | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gafili | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afilaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afiola | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afilat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Offela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oufela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Afilad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gafile | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aphela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avelah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gofala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghafollah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afaila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afilas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaewphila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aufila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hofela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afilai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affeylatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgaphela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofeala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gafela
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