Gafen Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gafen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gafen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gafen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gafen is found most frequently in Australia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Gafen is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Gafen reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gafen is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,374,463. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 100 percent live. Outside of Australia Gafen exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Gafen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gafen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gafen last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafen Last Name Statistics demography

Gafen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffen91238/
Gafeng917/
Gadfen912/
Gaifen912/
Ngafen911/
Ghafen911/
Gapfen910/
Afen891,023/
Gafn894/
Gaffoen831/
Gaasfen830/
Hafen802,325/
Gefen802,156/
Gafin80242/
Affen80124/
Gofen8078/
Afien8056/
Afeen8025/
Afuen8024/
Afeng8022/
Afend8015/
Aifen8012/
Eafen809/
Adfen808/
Gafem804/
Gafne803/
Gaffn801/
Aafen801/
Afenn801/
Asfen801/
Atfen800/
Afenk800/
Afn7544/
Geffen731,189/
Gaffin73922/
Gafina73233/
Haffen73110/
Gaufin7366/
Haufen7359/
Goffen7339/
Ngafin7334/
Affend7328/
Gaifem7327/
Haifen7321/
Gayfin7313/
Gohfen7313/
Hafien7313/
Asfeen7311/
Aifeng739/
Giefen738/
Affien738/
Godfen737/
Gaffne737/
Afgeen737/
Hafeen735/
Aafeen733/
Ngofen732/
Gofeng732/
Ghafin732/
Azfeen731/
Ghafem731/
Gaufne731/
Aafuen731/
Affeen731/
Aufien731/
Gofuen731/
Gapfnt731/
Gaufyn731/
Gofeen731/
Gadfin731/
Gaifén731/
Gafion731/
Affeng731/
Hafeng731/
Gefeen731/
Afendh731/
Gahfin730/
Gaffem730/
Gauffin67807/
Afin67474/
Ghafina67432/
Ofen67389/
Hauffen67200/
Haifene67122/
Ghaffin67108/
Haifeng6777/
Afem6772/
Gaffing6771/
Goffeng6751/
Afenova6728/
Hafn676/
Gofn675/
Gayfina674/
Ashfeen674/
Goiffen673/
Afhn673/
Asfn673/
Ngaffin673/
Gheffen672/
Ashfenn672/
Gefn672/
Geffaen671/
Gafnova671/
Haffend671/
Gooffen671/
Gieffen671/
Afín671/
Ayfn671/
Goofeng671/
Afne671/
Afng671/
Afyn671/
Aifn671/
Eafn671/
Atfn671/
Gaiffin670/
Goffien670/
Goffeen670/
Gaffina670/

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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 Gafen
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