Gafsi Surname

353,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Gafsi Surname User-submission:

The Gafsi surname comes from Gafsa city in Tunisia.

Gafsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7181:53,8049,204
Tunisia1401:4,362686
France1031:644,88183,663
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England31:18,572,686338,250
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Gafsi (27) may also be a first name.

Gafsi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gafsi surname comes from Gafsa city in Tunisia.

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Gafsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafsi (Russian: Гафси) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafsi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,999th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,089,052 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gafsi are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

It is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 53,804. In Algeria Gafsi is mostly found in: Laghouat Province, where 73 percent are found and El Taref Province, where 27 percent are found. Barring Algeria Gafsi exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 14 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Gafsi Last Name Statistics demography

Gafsi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafsi918/
Gafssi916/
Afsi89192/
Hafsi8017,055/
Gabsi802,306/
Afsit80116/
Afshi8057/
Afsis8024/
Afsih8017/
Afssi805/
Gafsa805/
Asfsi804/
Afsai804/
Gefsi803/
Gawsi802/
Aifsi802/
Hafssi73287/
Gavsie7347/
Hafsai7328/
Afsieh7323/
Gabshi7320/
Hafshi7315/
Afshit7313/
Ghawsi7313/
Gawsit7311/
Ghefsi7310/
Afshai7310/
Afshid738/
Gabssi736/
Afshih733/
Gadfji732/
Afshie732/
Hafsih732/
Hafsis732/
Afsais731/
Gafshe731/
Haafsi731/
Kgawsi731/
Ghabsi731/
Hafsit731/
Gabsai731/
Hasfsi731/
Aafshi731/
Gafzai731/
Gafser730/
Absi675,470/
Afsa672,610/
Afzi6734/
Awsi6721/
Aifeshi6713/
Gaewsai679/
Gafseth675/
Afsy675/
Hafsoit674/
Afci673/
Avsi673/
Ghafzai671/
Gaffsey671/
Hafsaid671/
Afshieh671/
Afshish671/
Ofsi671/
Gabshiy671/
Hafssoi671/

Gafsi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafsi in the Russian language
Гафсиgafsi-

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