Garfath Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Garfath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garfath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia721:374,94030,993
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Garfath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garfath is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfath? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Garfath reside; 87 percent reside in Australasia and 87 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Garfath is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 374,940. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 71 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Garfath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garfath has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfath92977/
Garfat9295/
Gharfah869/
Airfath866/
Harfath865/
Garfate861/
Arfaath861/
Garfait861/
Garfoth861/
Garfatt861/
Arfat8320,696/
Garfa8372/
Arfaat77214/
Arfaut7723/
Harfat7723/
Gharfa7712/
Garfas779/
Aarfat777/
Garfau773/
Arfatt773/
Garfai772/
Arfate772/
Arfait771/
Gorfah771/
Arffat771/
Arrfat771/
Garfaa771/
Garfea771/
Gerfat771/
Aurfat771/
Arhfat771/
Arfhat771/
Ngarfa771/
Arfahd771/
Garfad770/
Arfeat770/
Garfoot71823/
Gerfaut7140/
Harfaut7124/
Harfadh714/
Gourfat712/
Harfate712/
Garfott711/
Garfass711/
Harfaat711/
Ghorfah711/
Gorfoth711/
Harfatt711/
Garfais711/
Aarfaat711/
Arfahat711/
Harrfat711/
Garfeas710/
Arfad67218/
Gorfa678/
Garfo677/
Orfat674/
Harfatts670/

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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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  • 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 Garfath
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