Gafter Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Gafter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador591:269,5918,676
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gafter Last Name Facts

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

Gafter (Russian: Гафтер) has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafter is the 1,674,734th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gafter live; 54 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname is most commonly held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 269,591. In Ecuador Gafter is mostly concentrated in: Guayas Province, where 98 percent live and Pichincha Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Ecuador this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Gafter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gafter are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Gafter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.58% more than the national average, earning $74,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffter921/
After91672/
Gefter83434/
Hafter83329/
Gofter8314/
Gaftea839/
Afther837/
Eafter833/
Affter831/
Gabter831/
Aufter830/
Haffter77125/
Ghefter7714/
Haifter779/
Gawtier772/
Gavtier771/
Hasfter771/
Gavtere771/
Hafteur771/
Gawther770/
Gavte73430/
Abter73198/
Gawte7378/
Gafta7323/
Ofter7316/
Avter7312/
Aftir738/
Awter736/
Gafti731/
Gofte731/
Gabte730/
Gafty730/
Gawthier712/
Gavthier712/
Habter67446/
Ghavte67231/
Gaftoi67194/
Ghawte6782/
Hawter6742/
Gawthe6741/
Hofter6737/
Gavthe6718/
Gawtee678/
Gawtre677/
Gaftha676/
Gawtie675/
Awther674/
Gavtre674/
Gavtei674/
Gowter671/
Kgofte671/
Gaawte671/
Afthir671/
Gavtte671/
Hafterová671/
Ngafti671/
Eifter671/
Aftair671/
Awteer671/

Gafter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafter in the Russian language
Гафтерgafter-

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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 Gafter
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