Gafiev Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gafiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3751:384,32837,409
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Gafiev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafiev (Russian: Гафиев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafiev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 760,012th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Gafiev are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 384,328. In Russia Gafiev is most numerous in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 25 percent are found, Perm Krai, where 24 percent are found and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 16 percent are found. Other than Russia it is found in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.

Gafiev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gafiev surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayfiev92252/
Gafiyev921/
Afiev915/
Gafeev8340/
Asfiev832/
Afiyev831/
Afieev831/
Gafuev831/
Gafaev831/
Gayfeev7753/
Hafiyev774/
Asfiyev774/
Kgafeva771/
Afeieva771/
Afief73150/
Afeev7321/
Gafif732/
Afuev731/
Ofiev731/
Afiew731/
Afaiv731/
Afaev731/
Gafifova715/
Ngafif67369/
Gahfif67270/
Afayev677/
Hafief672/
Ghafif671/
Ağfyev671/
Afeyev671/
Gofaev671/
Gafiow671/
Gafeph671/
Ofiyev671/
Offiev671/

Gafiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafiev in the Russian language
Гафиевgafiev-

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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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  • 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 Gafiev
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