Gafiz Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gafiz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gafiz (72) may also be a first name.
Gafiz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafiz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafiz (Russian: Гафиз) occurs most in Kazakhstan. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafiz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Gafiz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Gafiz reside; 92 percent reside in Central Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 72 people.
It is most common in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,473,541. In Kazakhstan it is mostly concentrated in: Almaty, where 50 percent are found, East Kazakhstan Region, where 33 percent are found and Aktobe Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Kazakhstan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafiz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafiz in the Russian language | ||
| Гафиз | gafiz | - |
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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 Gafiz
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