Gafta Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gafta Last Name Facts

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

Gafta is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gafta reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 884,357. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Belgium it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaftea919/
Gaftha916/
Afta89193/
Hafta801,906/
Aftat80541/
Aftah80119/
Aftaj8049/
Gofta8026/
Gafto8024/
Aftad8017/
Aftaz8015/
Aftai8011/
Aafta808/
Aftas806/
Gabta804/
Apfta802/
Aftau802/
Aftap802/
Gefta801/
Ahfta801/
Gafti801/
Gafty800/
Haftay733,381/
Aftais73239/
Gaftoi73194/
Gafter73118/
Afftaj7317/
Haftah7312/
Haftau734/
Afthas734/
Afthah734/
Goftas733/
Gabtha732/
Aaftah732/
Aftajh732/
Haftad732/
Aftaaz731/
Ghabta731/
Aftadh731/
Aftait731/
Geftha731/
Gavtha731/
Goffta731/
Aftaiz731/
Afthaj731/
Haftat731/
Ngafti731/
Haftoa731/
Gaftos731/
Gaevta731/
Aftaad731/
Aftaaj731/
Aftahy731/
Aftash731/
Aphfta731/
Haftha731/
Giefta730/
Afto67434/
Awta67217/
Abta67178/
Avta6719/
Afthash675/
Ofta673/
Gaffter671/

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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
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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 Gafta
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