Gaftan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gaftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gaftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaftan is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaftan? popularity and diffusion
Gaftan is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Gaftan live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Gaftan is most prevalent in: North Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Namibia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaftan | 92 | 21 | / |
| Aftan | 91 | 327 | / |
| Gafton | 83 | 1,644 | / |
| Haftan | 83 | 75 | / |
| Gabtan | 83 | 52 | / |
| Aftang | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aftanh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gawtan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afthan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aftain | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aaftan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gavtan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaftone | 77 | 96 | / |
| Haftang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawtang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geftain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Abtan | 73 | 7,017 | / |
| Afton | 73 | 471 | / |
| Avtan | 73 | 106 | / |
| Aftán | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oftan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aftam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awtan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aftanova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gaftoing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gofton | 67 | 839 | / |
| Aftoon | 67 | 472 | / |
| Hafton | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gavtam | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gawtam | 67 | 27 | / |
| Havtan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Afthon | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aftong | 67 | 17 | / |
| Haftam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Habtan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Avtang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abthan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawtan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aifton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abtain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoftan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adfton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afhton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abttan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abtaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awthan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gaftan
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