Gafil Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gafil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
India301:25,568,846339,406
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gafil (98) may also be a first name.

Gafil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafil (Hindi: गाफिल, Marathi: गफील) is most common in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gafil.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gafil is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gafil live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 956,749th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 98 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,556,428. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 58 percent reside, Zonguldak Province, where 20 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafil91468/
Gafill9113/
Gaifil913/
Gafiel911/
Afil89168/
Ghayfil831/
Hafil801,702/
Gaffl8079/
Gafel8059/
Aafil8018/
Gofil807/
Aufil804/
Ghafl804/
Affil803/
Asfil802/
Afill802/
Afiel801/
Afuil801/
Atfil801/
Gafilova772/
Afl7559/
Ghafel7318,606/
Aufill73110/
Gaffel73106/
Aiffil7310/
Gadfel736/
Gafael734/
Gafeel733/
Gaphil733/
Godfil732/
Avfill732/
Affild732/
Affisl731/
Gafuel731/
Gaflet731/
Ahafil731/
Hafilh731/
Gasfel731/
Gafeld730/
Haffil730/
Afel67112/
Hatfill6798/
Apfl6791/
Gadfelt6714/
Ofil678/
Afilova678/
Hatfild676/
Haifild674/
Hafl674/
Gotfild673/
Gofl671/
Gaffuel671/
Aafl671/
Afhl671/
Aifl671/
Hatfilt671/
Gafaell671/
Hadfild671/
Haffill671/
Goffill671/
Affl671/
Ausfill671/
Ashfild671/
Ghafleh671/
Ghafeel671/
Gasfeld671/
Godfill671/
Gaphill670/
Heafild670/
Gaffelt670/
Gauffel670/
Gosfill670/
Gaffyhl670/

Gafil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafil in the Marathi language
गफीलgaphila66.67
गाफीलgaphila33.33
Gafil in the Hindi language
गाफिलgaphila57.14
गफीलgaphila35.71
गाफीलgaphila7.14

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafil
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