Gaofan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Gaofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
China31:455,773,85521,925

Gaofan (1,752) may also be a first name.

Gaofan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaofan is found most frequently in Taiwan. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaofan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaofan is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaofan live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 183,000th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,752 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,803,442. In Taiwan Gaofan is primarily found in: Pingtung County, where 54 percent live, Yilan County, where 38 percent live and Taoyuan City, where 8 percent live. Beside Taiwan Gaofan exists in one country. It is also found in China, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaofang9213/
Gaofane921/
Aofan9110/
Haofan838/
Aoufan837/
Aoufane775/
Haofang771/
Goafane771/
Ngaophan7175/
Ahosfand719/
Gaophane711/
Aaoufane711/
Gouofang711/
Ahossfand679/
Ahovan672/
Aophang6236/
Ahoufon621/
Ngouafon573/
Ouasfane573/
Gouafong571/
Oafam551/
Ahofonova534/
Aophon50180/
Ouafon502/
Hajiahafan501/
Aopham501/

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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 Gaofan
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