Gaffo Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Gaffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Brazil2661:804,79129,182
Italy2431:251,67433,743
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gaffo (23) may also be a first name.

Gaffo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaffo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻮ) is borne by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gaffo.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 257,026th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. The last name Gaffo is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Gaffo reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gaffo is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most widespread in Togo, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Beside Togo Gaffo occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Italy, where 16 percent reside.

Gaffo Last Name Statistics demography

Gaffo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngaffo911,141/
Gaffos9129/
Gaffou9114/
Gaffod915/
Gauffo911/
Ghaffo911/
Gaffoï911/
Affo8917,450/
Gafo89846/
Ghaffou839/
Ngauffo831/
Ngaffou831/
Affoh801,569/
Gaufo801,271/
Affou801,058/
Goffo80339/
Gaffa80317/
Ghafo80252/
Gafou80241/
Ngafo80117/
Gafos8096/
Haffo8051/
Gafgo8048/
Affoo8026/
Affos8021/
Gafoi8013/
Gafoo808/
Gafoz807/
Gadfo805/
Affot803/
Affoy802/
Gawfo801/
Gafod801/
Gafoy801/
Affoa801/
Affod801/
Affoz801/
Affoï801/
Gafoh801/
Affoi801/
Affuo801/
Afo753,511/
Haffou73378/
Gaffga73246/
Gaffas73199/
Ghafoo73166/
Ghaffa73152/
Goffoy73139/
Ghafou73129/
Gouffo73126/
Goffoz7373/
Ngaffa7373/
Ngoffo7325/
Goffos7320/
Gaffah7318/
Ngafou7315/
Gauffa7312/
Gaffat732/
Gaffau732/
Affoij732/
Gafoot732/
Gafout731/
Goffoh731/
Goffgo731/
Ngapfo731/
Gheffo731/
Gaaffa731/
Gadfou731/
Gahfou731/
Gafooe731/
Gafoud731/
Affout731/
Haffoz731/
Gaffad731/
Gaffaz731/
Ngafoi731/
Gafood731/
Gafoop731/
Gafoth730/
Gafa673,347/
Affa671,703/
Offo671,304/
Ngouffo671,007/
Afoh67786/
Haffoud67583/
Afou67539/
Afos67486/
Afoa67376/
Hafo67325/
Afoy67123/
Afoi67101/
Aufo6798/
Aifo6780/
Gofo6777/
Gaiffas6761/
Afoj6744/
Afuo6735/
Afoo6730/
Haffout6721/
Haffouz6717/
Afoz6714/
Adfo6713/
Ghafoud6712/
Asfo6711/
Afot678/
Gafà678/
Ghaffat676/
Afod675/
Aafo675/
Đafo675/
Affò675/
Afop675/
Eafo674/
Ayfo673/
Affó672/
Affá672/
Gaïffas672/
Ghafoot672/
Afho672/
Ghaffah672/
Ghafoos671/
Gouffou671/
Gefo671/
Ghafooe671/
Ghafous671/
Afoî671/
Ahfo671/
Apfo671/
Haffoot670/

Gaffo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaffo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﻮkfw50
ﻏﻔﻮghfw50

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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 Gaffo
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