Gafin Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1071:33,2845,249
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gafin (19) may also be a first name.

Gafin Last Name Facts

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

Gafin (Hindi: गाफिन, Russian: Гафин) is most common in Moldova. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,038,570th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Gafin reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 33,284. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Șoldănești District, where 60 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 12 percent are found and Rezina District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Moldova this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 44 percent are found and Uzbekistan, where 4 percent are found.

Gafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gafin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gafin surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gafin surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

Gafin earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.33% less than the national average, earning R 194,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffin91922/
Gafina91233/
Gaufin9166/
Ngafin9134/
Gayfin9113/
Ghafin912/
Gadfin911/
Gafion911/
Gahfin910/
Afin89474/
Gafn894/
Gauffin83807/
Ghafina83432/
Ghaffin83108/
Gaffing8371/
Gayfina834/
Ngaffin833/
Gaiffin830/
Gaffina830/
Afina80876/
Affin80505/
Asfin80419/
Afgin80250/
Hafin80148/
Gofin8085/
Afink8076/
Afing8072/
Afien8056/
Aifin8031/
Gafen8020/
Afion8020/
Gefin8010/
Aufin8010/
Aafin809/
Gafne803/
Afinn803/
Adfin803/
Gaffn801/
Ahfin801/
Atfin801/
Awfin801/
Afuin801/
Afind801/
Gafinova771/
Ncgaffin771/
Afn7544/
Goffin738,532/
Gaffen73238/
Hafing73153/
Geffin73105/
Affing7374/
Godfin7322/
Haffin7317/
Gofing7317/
Affion7315/
Hafien7313/
Gofina7310/
Auffin738/
Affien738/
Gaffne737/
Gafeng737/
Aafina735/
Aiffin735/
Affina734/
Affind734/
Ashfin733/
Gadfen732/
Gaifen732/
Aafink732/
Gaufne731/
Gaphin731/
Ahafin731/
Affink731/
Ahfing731/
Aufien731/
Gofind731/
Hawfin731/
Afinnh731/
Ngafen731/
Gapfnt731/
Gaufyn731/
Haifin731/
Ghafen731/
Gaifén731/
Aupfin731/
Ahffin731/
Aifina731/
Eafion730/
Gapfen730/
Hapfin730/
Hadfin730/
Afen671,023/
Ofin67191/
Afinova6774/
Goffing6760/
Afim6732/
Haffing6716/
Göffing6714/
Gofphin6710/
Afingue678/
Gouffin676/
Hafn676/
Ghoifin675/
Gofn675/
Afhn673/
Asfn673/
Affinnh672/
Goffint672/
Gefn672/
Gafnova671/
Goiffin671/
Goodfin671/
Goufina671/
Afín671/
Ayfn671/
Gaffoen671/
Afne671/
Afng671/
Afyn671/
Aifn671/
Eafn671/
Atfn671/
Hatffin670/
Gaasfen670/
Haysfin670/
Gooffin670/
Goffien670/
Haffinn670/
Gaiffim670/

Gafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafin in the Hindi language
गाफिनgaphina50
गफीनgaphina50
Gafin in the Russian language
Гафинgafin-

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Footnotes

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