Gaffaf Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Gaffaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2171:178,02622,246
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gaffaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaffaf is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,085,744th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gaffaf live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 178,026. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Tébessa Province, where 99 percent live, Algiers Province, where 0 percent live and Guelma Province, where 0 percent live. Aside from Algeria Gaffaf is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffaf921/
Affaf91350/
Gafaf9111/
Haffaf833,382/
Gahfaf8390/
Ghafaf835/
Affafe833/
Gadfaf831/
Afaf803,967/
Gapfauf7715/
Haffafe775/
Ghahfaf774/
Afafe73208/
Hafaf7347/
Afaaf7328/
Asfaf737/
Aafaf737/
Affaw734/
Ahfaf733/
Afafh732/
Afoff731/
Aifaf731/
Affof731/
Gafab731/
Affab731/
Hafhaf67832/
Affouf67235/
Ashfaf6716/
Adfadf6714/
Gaafow6712/
Hafafe6712/
Asdfaf679/
Asfasf674/
Awfawf674/
Gafova672/
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Gafouf671/
Affowa671/
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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 Gaffaf
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