Gafs Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Gafs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gafs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafs (Russian: Гафс) occurs most in Tunisia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafs is the 7,117,718th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Gafs are found; 57 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name Gafs is most frequently used in Tunisia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 152,656. Not including Tunisia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Gafs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gafs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafs8910/
Kgafs892/
Gafsh891/
Afs86501/
Gaf86224/
Ghafsh801/
Gafshe801/
Gaff752,184/
Hafs751,504/
Aafs75651/
Gauf75605/
Gaft75414/
Ghaf75351/
Gabs75176/
Gawf75137/
Gaaf75114/
Afsh7579/
Gafe7559/
Gadf7518/
Gayf7516/
Aifs7516/
Gaif7515/
Gaws7514/
Gavs7512/
Gazf756/
Afsd754/
Gefs754/
Gofs753/
Gajf752/
Afss752/
Qgaf752/
Gapf751/
Adfs751/
Asfs751/
Afst751/
Gasf751/
Ngaf751/
Cgaf751/
Affs751/
Afsj751/
Afsp751/
Afsx751/
Eafs751/
Ayfs751/
Aufs751/
Hafsh67359/
Gauff67334/
Gaffe67312/
Ghaff67235/
Kgafe67178/
Hafss67137/
Geffs6792/
Haufs6781/
Haafs6750/
Hafsø6737/
Hafse6733/
Gaaff6716/
Aifes6713/
Gaiff6713/
Gaufe6711/
Gosfs6710/
Gauws679/
Gaife675/
Gaiws675/
Ghaws674/
Afshd674/
Afshe674/
Gavse673/
Gahaf673/
Gaabs673/
Gavås673/
Heafs672/
Gawsh672/
Goffs672/
H'Afs672/
Ghafz672/
Haffs672/
Gabsh671/
Gavst671/
Gawss671/
Ghavs671/
Gassf671/
Ghafe671/
Ghafp671/
Ghabs671/
Ghaif671/
Gabss671/
Gadfe671/
Eafes671/
Qgafx671/
Afshh671/
Afshs671/
Afzsh671/
Adfsh671/
Eafsd671/
Asfsd671/
Gatpf671/
Ggasf671/
Ghadfhsd671/
Gafth671/
Ghasf671/
Gawse670/
Awffs670/
Gafft670/
Goefs670/

Gafs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafs in the Russian language
Гафсgafs-

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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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  • 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 Gafs
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