Gafka Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Albania

Gafka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2281:166,70523,260
Canada421:877,27667,671
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Albania221:132,45711,174
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gafka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gafka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gafka is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Gafka reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Gafka is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 166,705. Aside from Poland it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Gafka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gafka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gafka last name rose 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gafka are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gafka earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 74.35% more than the national average, earning $75,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffka91101/
Gafkay919/
Gaefka913/
Afka8977/
Gaffkay833/
Gafke80155/
Gafko8051/
Hafka8020/
Gawka8012/
Gavka806/
Afkah805/
Afkha804/
Afkai802/
Afkoa802/
Gofka802/
Afkay801/
Gefka801/
Afkau801/
Gafké801/
Gafca801/
Gafky800/
Gaffke731,244/
Ghafki73171/
Gafcke7320/
Gaafke736/
Gaffko732/
Afkhay731/
Afckah731/
Gaffky730/
Haffka730/
Gafkie730/
Gahabka6766/
Awka6759/
Gaiwkad6725/
Avka6720/
Gaffket6713/
Gaffkey678/
Gaywkad678/
Afko675/
Afca675/
Gaavkaa674/
Afqa672/
Ofka672/
Gaffkhi671/
Goufkai671/
Gaivkad671/
Gaewkha671/

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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 Gafka
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