Gafitanu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Gafitanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Gafițanu (1) & Gafiţanu (1) are calculated separately.
Gafitanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafitanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafitanu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Gafițanu or Gafiţanu. For other possible spellings of Gafitanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafitanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Gafitanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Gafitanu reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname Gafitanu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 669,262. In Romania it is mostly found in: Iași County, where 93 percent reside, Constanța County, where 3 percent reside and Suceava County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania Gafitanu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafițanu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gafiţanu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gafiteanu | 94 | 11 | / |
| Gaftan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ghaftan | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kafitan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Cafitan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gafatan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gavitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gftan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafutyan | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gaivatan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Goffitan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gafutana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghaftani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wqafitan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kafaitan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaftan | 71 | 5,710 | / |
| Gafton | 71 | 1,644 | / |
| Caftan | 71 | 45 | / |
| Guftan | 71 | 17 | / |
| Qaftan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gaivataan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ghavityan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gaftin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afitounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavitn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavoitano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaivatani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cafitanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaften | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaftani | 67 | 133 | / |
| Gaftone | 67 | 96 | / |
| Qavitan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gavtyan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kafitin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaftain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gavidan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gavatan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavito Ana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavitin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghafdan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghavitn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaftney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafdenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafadin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafidan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivataa N | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goafton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gafitanu
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