Gaffah Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gaffah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gaffah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaffah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaffah occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaffah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaffah is the 4,649,889th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Gaffah reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kedah, where 50 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 38 percent are found and Selangor, where 13 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Gaffah
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