Gafis Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gafis (19) may also be a first name.
Gafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafis (Hindi: गफीस) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gafis is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Gafis are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Gafis is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafis in the Hindi language | ||
| गफीस | gaphisa | - |
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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 Gafis
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