Gafire Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gafire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gafire (12) may also be a first name.
Gafire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafire has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gafire is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gafire live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
Gafire is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Gafire is mostly concentrated in: Kyegegwa District, where 50 percent live and Kyenjojo District, where 50 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent live.
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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 Gafire
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