Gafni Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gafni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,4131:6,056921
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gafni (35) may also be a first name.

Gafni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafni (Russian: Гафни) is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,761st most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,479,131 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Gafni reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name in the world, held by 35 people.

The last name Gafni is most commonly held in Israel, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 6,056. In Israel Gafni is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 29 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent are found and Northern District, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Israel this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Gafni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gafni last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gafni earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 85.8% more than the national average, earning $80,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.84% more than the national average, earning $66,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafhni911/
Gaifni911/
Gafnie910/
Afni898,059/
Gaffnie830/
Hafni803,428/
Afnie80112/
Gafna80101/
Gafny8078/
Affni8018/
Asfni809/
Aafni809/
Afnai803/
Afnis803/
Gafne803/
Afnid801/
Afnni801/
Gafner733,413/
Gafney73677/
Afinni73358/
Hafnie73134/
Gaffny73117/
Gafnea7388/
Gaufny7358/
Afnish7350/
Gaffne737/
Gaphni735/
Ngafne733/
Gaefne731/
Gaufne731/
Gawfny730/
Gafnee730/
Gofnie730/
Gafnay730/
Gaffna730/
Goffni730/
Gaffney6730,075/
Gaffner67479/
Afna67124/
Afinnih6793/
Afny6749/
Gauffny6731/
Afemnui6710/
Aafinni6710/
Ofni679/
Affinni674/
Gaffnay673/
Gasfney673/
Gaffnet672/
Afneich671/
Ghafneh671/
Afne671/
Gaufney670/
Gaffnee670/
Gaffnoy670/

Gafni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafni in the Russian language
Гафниgafni-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafni
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