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 carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Garfath.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfath? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Garfath live; 87 percent live in Australasia and 87 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Garfath is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 374,940. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 71 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside and Northern Territory, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Australia this surname is found 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 incidence of Garfath has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 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
  • 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 Garfath
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