Gafia Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Niger

Gafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gafia (83) may also be a first name.

Gafia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafia is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Gafia occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Gafia are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most common given name on earth, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia Gafia is most numerous in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.

Gafia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gafia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gafia last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafița9187/
Gafias914/
Ngafia914/
Gapfia911/
Gafiat911/
Afia8919,695/
Gafoiya8325/
Gaffiat835/
Ghafiaa831/
Gaifias831/
Gaiffia830/
Affia803,244/
Afiah802,912/
Asfia801,038/
Aafia80970/
Afiat80690/
Hafia80190/
Afija8089/
Aufia8038/
Gefia8028/
Aifia8012/
Azfia8011/
Afiad807/
Eafia807/
Afiap806/
Awfia805/
Gofia804/
Gafio804/
Afias803/
Atfia803/
Afiaa803/
Afiaz803/
Afiay802/
Afiha802/
Gafea801/
Ajfia801/
Afi'a801/
Afiea801/
Hafija734,698/
Affiah73950/
Hafiah73606/
Ahafia73347/
Hafiat7369/
Hafiaz7344/
Ngafio7336/
Affias7330/
Ashfia7323/
Aufiah7322/
Ngofia7320/
Afiayh7317/
Asfiha7310/
Asfiae739/
Affiat739/
Ahfiah738/
Gaphia738/
Hasfia737/
Aafiha737/
Afiaou736/
Geffia735/
Aafiah735/
Aafija734/
Hafiad734/
Afeiya734/
Afffia734/
Affija733/
Hafiaj733/
Achfia733/
Gofiah732/
Haifia732/
Aafiat732/
Afioah732/
Haufia731/
Gaifio731/
Afhija731/
Aifiat731/
Gafioh731/
Gofiha731/
Goffia731/
Hazfia731/
Hafiae731/
Hafiay731/
Ghafja731/
Gafiot731/
Affiap731/
Assfia731/
Afiaah731/
Afieah731/
Affiaz731/
Ofia671,404/
Afja67424/
Afya67316/
Gaffiot67130/
Afio67121/
Afea6781/
Affiaou6773/
Haffiah6737/
Afaiyaj6734/
Ngoffia677/
Aasfiah677/
Ngafyah674/
Afffiah674/
Afaiyad673/
Gafaayo672/
Ngoufia672/
Nghofia671/
Haffija671/
Hafihaj671/
Gehfiah671/
Goffiah671/
Gouffia671/
Haffiaz671/
Hafiazz671/
Affagia671/
Afiahou671/
Asfiaei671/
Haifiah671/

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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 Gafia
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