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
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
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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- 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 Gafu
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