Gafenco Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gafenco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafenco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2551:13,9662,405
Romania291:692,34047,921
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gafenco Last Name Facts

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

Gafenco is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafenco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gafenco is the 908,336th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname Gafenco is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gafenco reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 13,966. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Cantemir District, where 41 percent are found, Șoldănești District, where 8 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Moldova it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 10 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafienco931/
Gafenko8638/
Afenko77135/
Hafenko7169/
Afienko7138/
Gofenko714/
Gofinco712/
Afeenko711/
Afenkho711/
Gaphenko671/
Haifenko671/
Hafenkopf631/
Afenka6239/
Gafnza624/
Hofenko573/
Gefinca571/
Afnka501/

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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 Gafenco
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