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 last name Gaftan is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gaftan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaftan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Gaftan are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
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- 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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