Garfe Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Garfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile611:288,7958,426
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Garfe (43) may also be a first name.

Garfe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garfe is held by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Garfe is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Garfe reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 288,795. In Chile Garfe is mostly found in: Valparaíso Region, where 74 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 10 percent live and Arica and Parinacota Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Chile this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent live and Liberia, where 2 percent live.

Garfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garfe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfee9138/
Garfer917/
Garfey916/
Garffe915/
Garfes914/
Garfie912/
Garfet911/
Garfei911/
Garfea911/
Garfej911/
Garf89413/
Arfe89369/
Gharfeh8327/
Garffer8323/
Garffie8311/
Garfett830/
Garfeas830/
Gorfe804,523/
Garfi80387/
Garff80379/
Arfet80128/
Arfee8090/
Garfa8072/
Arfer8024/
Garft8022/
Gerfe8019/
Arfes8018/
Arpfe8017/
Arfie8016/
Garfs8015/
Arfeh8013/
Harfe808/
Garfì806/
Gharf803/
Arfeu802/
Arfei802/
Gairf801/
Aarfe801/
Arfey801/
Asrfe801/
Arffe801/
Garfí801/
Arfez801/
Arfej801/
Aurfe801/
Garfy801/
Garrf800/
Garfio73954/
Gorfer73428/
Gharfi73181/
Garfit7399/
Gorfie7318/
Garfis7313/
Gharfa7312/
Gayrev7311/
Garfai732/
Gerfeu732/
Arfeez732/
Harfer731/
Ngarfi731/
Garvfi731/
Garfiz731/
Harfea731/
Airfee731/
Arfhet731/
Aurffe731/
Harfet731/
Gorfeh731/
Gerfeh731/
Garfaa731/
Garffi731/
Arfesh731/
Arfett731/
Arfeer731/
Arfeis731/
Harfie731/
Arffer731/
Arfeat730/
Harfee730/
Arfa6719,771/
Arfi676,734/
Harfesh672,387/
Garb671,263/
Orfe67480/
Garfitt67447/
Harffey67119/
Gorf67119/
Arfè6776/
Arfy6754/
Arfeesh6742/
Garv6726/
Gorfett6711/
Garw679/
Harpfer678/
Harfeez674/
Arfé673/
Garphed673/
Gargeev671/
Garfish671/
Garfais671/
Garfait671/
Garfiss671/
Gorfeed671/
Gorfeth671/
Ngorfeh671/
Harfeet671/
Harffer671/
Aarfeeh671/
Garfith670/
Garphet670/
Harfest670/
Gerffey670/
Hearfes670/
Harferr670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garfe
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