Gafonov Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gafonov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Gafonov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafonov (Russian: Гафонов) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafonov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafonov is the 1,290,735th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Gafonov reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,221,382. In Russia Gafonov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Republic of Adygea, where 10 percent reside and Tula Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Russia Gafonov occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 13 percent reside.

Gafonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gafonov are 8.07% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.84% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafonova93149/
Gafonovs931/
Afonov92333/
Afonova86387/
Gafanov86115/
Hafonov8613/
Gofonov867/
Afgonov865/
Afounov863/
Gafonof861/
Ahafonov802,549/
Gaffanov80111/
Gafanova80105/
Hafonova8017/
Gofonova806/
Gatfanov806/
Afounova803/
Afgonova802/
Gafunova801/
Afanov7755/
Afonof773/
Ofonov771/
Ahafonova753,155/
Gaffanova75174/
Afaunov714,398/
Afanova7149/
Afganov7118/
Atfanov719/
Asfanov717/
Ofonova715/
Afonowa714/
Gofanov713/
Gafanof711/
Gofanova677/
Ahafanov675/
Afganova675/
Hafanova673/
Ahafanova634/
Afonów625/
Ofanov624/
Afanasv5734/
Ofanova576/
Hofanov574/
Asfanof571/
Hofanova533/
Aiphanov532/
Hoffanova501/

Gafonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafonov in the Russian language
Гафоновgafonov-

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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 Gafonov
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