Gafna Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Gafna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 96 | 1:89,142 | 10,512 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Gafna (253) may also be a first name.
Gafna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafna is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gafna is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Gafna is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Gafna are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 560,146th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 253 people.
The last name Gafna is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 89,142. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Southern District, where 30 percent live, Central District, where 28 percent live and Haifa District, where 21 percent live. Outside of Israel this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafnea | 91 | 88 | / |
| Ngafna | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gafnay | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gaffna | 91 | 0 | / |
| Afna | 89 | 124 | / |
| Ngafnah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gaffnay | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gafni | 80 | 1,627 | / |
| Afnas | 80 | 132 | / |
| Gafny | 80 | 78 | / |
| Hafna | 80 | 61 | / |
| Afnah | 80 | 34 | / |
| Afnat | 80 | 31 | / |
| Afnaz | 80 | 26 | / |
| Afnaj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gofna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afnai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gafne | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afnna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aafna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gefna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afnad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afgna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afnay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gafner | 73 | 3,413 | / |
| Gafney | 73 | 677 | / |
| Gaffny | 73 | 117 | / |
| Gaufny | 73 | 58 | / |
| Hafnah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hafnas | 73 | 17 | / |
| Afinna | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gaffne | 73 | 7 | / |
| Affnaz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hafnaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngafne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afnaaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afnast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atffna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafhni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asfnaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affnay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afnash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafnat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaifni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaufne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goffna | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gafnie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gafnee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gawfny | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaffney | 67 | 30,075 | / |
| Gaffner | 67 | 479 | / |
| Afennas | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gauffny | 67 | 31 | / |
| Afno | 67 | 8 | / |
| Affinna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gasfney | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaffnet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngafnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghafneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Afnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaffnoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaffnee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaufney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gaffnie | 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 Gafna
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