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 more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gafițanu or Gafiţanu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafitanu? popularity and diffusion
Gafitanu is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Gafitanu are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 669,262. In Romania it is mostly found in: Iași County, where 93 percent live, Constanța County, where 3 percent live and Suceava County, where 3 percent live. Not including Romania Gafitanu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
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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