Gafu Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania561:358,53330,627
India281:27,395,192354,286
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Gâfu (20) are calculated separately.

Gafu (209) may also be a first name.

Gafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafu (Bengali: গফু, Hindi: गफू, Russian: Гафу) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gâfu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gafu is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gafu live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 625,736th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 209 people.

The last name is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 358,533. In Romania it is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 84 percent are found, Dâmbovița County, where 7 percent are found and Caraș-Severin County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Romania this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Gafu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gafu surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gâfu9220/
Gafou89241/
Ngafu8996/
Gafau8963/
Gafus8954/
Gafui8923/
Ghafu895/
Gaffu894/
Gafud893/
Gajfu891/
Gahfu891/
Gafuh891/
Afu864,013/
Gaffud802,718/
Ghafou80129/
Gaffuy8047/
Ngafeu8017/
Ngafou8015/
Gaffou8014/
Gahafu808/
Ngafhu807/
Gaffau802/
Ngaufu801/
Gafout801/
Gadfou801/
Gahfou801/
Gafoud801/
Gafudd801/
Ghafuh801/
Ghafuz801/
Afuh751,068/
Afou75539/
Afuz75207/
Hafu75188/
Afau7568/
Gefu7565/
Afui7562/
Gofu7556/
Afus7542/
Aifu7537/
Ayfu7523/
Afud7522/
Affu7521/
Aufu7520/
Afup7512/
Afut757/
Afuj755/
Afuu755/
Afuy755/
Afeu753/
Adfu753/
Aafu752/
Afhu751/
Awfu751/
Azfu751/
Atfu751/
Ngaffeu7315/
Ghafoud7312/
Ghaffou739/
Gaisfuß732/
Gahafuj731/
Ngaffou731/
Ghafous731/
Affou671,058/
Afoud67513/
Afous67349/
Gofup67274/
Afout67183/
Gofus67151/
Hafou67139/
Hafuz6780/
Afouh6735/
Aifou6733/
Ngofu6732/
Ahafu6724/
Gaphu6717/
Asfau6711/
Hafus6710/
Haifu6710/
Gafoo678/
Kgofu677/
Hafuj675/
Atfuh675/
Afush675/
Asfou674/
Aifuz674/
Gefeu674/
Gofou673/
Affui672/
Aifut672/
Gaisfuss672/
Gauffaux672/
Gofut672/
Asfuh671/
Afust671/
Afeus671/
Audfu671/
Gefou671/
Gofeu671/
Haafu671/
Hafau671/
Afuss671/
Afoup671/
Afouz671/
Afouî671/
A'Afu671/
Adfuh671/
Affau671/
Affeu671/
Atfou671/
Ayfou671/
Aufuh671/
Afhus671/
Affut670/

Gafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafu in the Bengali language
গফুgaphu-
Gafu in the Hindi language
गफूgaphu-
Gafu in the Russian language
Гафуgafu-

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Footnotes

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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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