Galafet Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Galafet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galafet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Galafet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galafet is found in Cuba more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Galafet.

How Common Is The Last Name Galafet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Galafet is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Galafet reside; 78 percent reside in Caribbean and 78 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean.

Galafet is most widely held in Cuba, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,646,102. In Cuba it is mostly found in: Havana, where 57 percent are found, Granma Province, where 14 percent are found and Pinar del Río Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Cuba this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galafe9216/
Alafet921/
Algafet86238/
Galafez863/
Ghalafe862/
Gahlafe861/
Galafer861/
Algafeit806/
Alhafete801/
Algafeet801/
Algafett801/
Alhafeth801/
Galafa771,099/
Alafit779/
Galofe774/
Galafi773/
Gallafher751/
Gallhafer750/
Galaffi7148/
Galafoa7111/
Galaffa7110/
Alhafed719/
Alafist718/
Ngalafi714/
Alhafit712/
Olafete711/
Golafie711/
Galaphe711/
Galhofer6723/
Alhafith678/
Alhafedh677/
Alhafeed673/
Ghalafid671/
Galafooa671/

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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 Galafet
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