Gandafa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Gandafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Gandafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gandafa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Gandafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gandafa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Gandafa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Gandafa is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 96 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria Gandafa exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gandaffa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Andafa | 92 | 86 | / |
| Ghandahfa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gandafi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gandapha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghendafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghandafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandaffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gandaufe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Andofa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Andafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghandoufa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gandofo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Handafo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gandofi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goundafi | 67 | 327 | / |
| Gandoffi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gandofer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Achindofa | 63 | 6 | / |
| Ghendoufa | 63 | 3 | / |
| Ondeafo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gondofi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hondafo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houndafo | 53 | 18 | / |
| Gandophe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gandopho | 53 | 2 | / |
| Houndeafo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Houndaffo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ainedeifo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gandafa
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