Gafu Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Gafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 56 | 1:358,533 | 30,627 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Gâfu (20) are calculated separately.
Gafu (209) may also be a first name.
Gafu Demographics
Gafu Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Gafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafu (Bengali: গফু, Hindi: गफू, Russian: Гафу) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Gâfu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gafu reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 625,736th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 209 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 358,533. In Romania Gafu is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 84 percent reside, Dâmbovița County, where 7 percent reside and Caraș-Severin County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Romania this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Gafu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gafu last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafu in the Bengali language | ||
| গফু | gaphu | - |
| Gafu in the Hindi language | ||
| गफू | gaphu | - |
| Gafu in the Russian language | ||
| Гафу | gafu | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafu
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