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 last name Gafia is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafia? popularity and diffusion

Gafia is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Gafia is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Gafia reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 83 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Gafia exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.

Gafia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gafia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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
  • 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
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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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