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 last name Gafire is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gafire are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gafire is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Gafire is most common in: Kyegegwa District, where 50 percent live and Kyenjojo District, where 50 percent live. Barring Uganda Gafire is found in one country. It also occurs 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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