Gafini Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gafini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gafini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafini is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Gafini is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gafini are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa Gafini is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and Northern Cape, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Gafini exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent live.

Gafini Last Name Statistics demography

Gafini earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.5% less than the national average, earning R 129,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffini922/
Gauffini862/
Gafeni8347/
Gafine831/
Ngofini773/
Gaffine773/
Gofinei771/
Ngafeni771/
Gaffiné771/
Gafinet771/
Gaffiny771/
Gafiney770/
Goffini770/
Gafinets71121/
Gaffiney7117/
Gouffini719/
Gaffinet714/
Gaufinez711/
Gaufinet711/
Gaffinay710/
Gauffinet6778/
Gofine6710/
Gafene672/
Gafeny671/

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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
  • 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 Gafini
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