Gafton Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gafton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,3581:14,7851,888
Moldova1931:18,4533,151
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway61:857,04855,549
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gafton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafton (Russian: Гафтон) occurs most in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,725th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gafton live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Gafton is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 1,358 people, or 1 in 14,785. In Romania Gafton is most numerous in: Vrancea County, where 11 percent reside, Galați County, where 11 percent reside and Constanța County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Romania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Gafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gafton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gafton last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gafton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gafton earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.07% more than the national average, earning $71,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $57,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaftone9296/
Afton91471/
Gaftoing862/
Gofton83839/
Aftoon83472/
Hafton8351/
Afthon8324/
Aftong8317/
Gaftan835/
Aifton832/
Afhton831/
Adfton831/
Asfton831/
Gawton831/
Ghaftan7721/
Gawtong774/
Goftong771/
Haffton770/
Haufton770/
Aftan73327/
Ofton7378/
Abton7321/
Aftán738/
Avton737/
Awton732/
Aftonova713/
Ngawtoon711/
Haftosen710/
Haftom675,635/
Hawton67737/
Gowton67190/
Hofton67182/
Haftan6775/
Gabtan6752/
Habton6711/
Gawtom6710/
Havton676/
Aftang674/
Aftanh672/
Gueiffton671/
Afthan671/
Aaftan671/
Gavtan671/
Eaftom671/
Gawtan671/
Gewton671/

Gafton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafton in the Russian language
Гафтонgafton-

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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 Gafton
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