Gaftin Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gaftin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaftin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gaftin (22) may also be a first name.

Gaftin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaftin (Russian: Гафтин) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaftin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaftin are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Gaftin is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name globally, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,077,870. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Dolj County, where 100 percent live. Other than Romania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aftin911,857/
Aftina8375/
Afting8363/
Auftin838/
Gabtin832/
Aftion832/
Afthin832/
Aaftin831/
Gaften830/
Haftin830/
Aftn801/
Aaftink77371/
Hafting7747/
Gofting771/
Gaavtin771/
Ausftin770/
Abtin731,374/
Avtin7383/
Aftim7342/
Oftin7337/
Aften7331/
Aftén7314/
Awtin730/
Aftinova711/
Hawtin672,286/
Avtina67136/
Oftina67115/
Haftyn6710/
Haften6710/
Gabten677/
Avthin674/
Aphtin671/
Ahften671/
Gavtinova671/
Geften671/
Oftind671/
Awting671/
Afteen671/
Aaften670/
Goften670/

Gaftin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaftin in the Russian language
Гафтинgaftin-

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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 Gaftin
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