Gaphi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gaphi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gaphi (32) may also be a first name.
Gaphi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaphi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaphi (Hindi: गफी) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaphi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Gaphi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gaphi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gaphi is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 32 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Gaphi is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Limpopo, where 50 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaphi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaphi in the Hindi language | ||
| गफी | gaphi | 75 |
| गाफीआ | gaphi'a | 25 |
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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 Gaphi
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