Gatfi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Gatfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Gatfi (16) may also be a first name.

Gatfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatfi is found most frequently in Niger. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatfi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gatfi are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gatfi is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 16 people.

The last name Gatfi is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Gatfi is most common in: Diffa Region, where 89 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Niger Gatfi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 8 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghatfi912/
Atfi891,329/
Gafi89133/
Ngafi80599/
Ghafi80559/
Gaffi80358/
Gafie8057/
Gahfi8047/
Gafai8047/
Atfai8028/
Gafui8023/
Gaufi8018/
Gayfi8016/
Hatfi8013/
Gafoi8013/
Gafiz8013/
Gadfi8011/
Autfi8010/
Gafhi806/
Aatfi805/
Gafii805/
Atfih804/
Gafio804/
Atfit804/
Gafis803/
Gafid803/
Gapfi802/
Attfi802/
Gafei801/
Gaafi801/
Eatfi801/
Ngaffi73210/
Ghadfi73175/
Ghafai73147/
Gaiffi73115/
Gaffie7387/
Ghaffi7347/
Gafich7316/
Gaddfi7311/
Atfish738/
Ghafit737/
Astfai737/
Astvfi734/
Ghafis733/
Ngafai732/
Atttfi731/
Hatfie731/
Gaifio731/
Gaifis731/
Ghatfy731/
Ngafei731/
Gafioh731/
Gafaih731/
Gaifie731/
Ngahfi731/
Ghafid731/
Ghafiz731/
Ghaifi731/
Ngafoi731/
Ghaafi731/
Gafaai731/
Gaffit730/
Gafa673,347/
Atfy67185/
Atfa67166/
Atfe67127/
Gofi6798/
Gafe6759/
Ngafaih6727/
Adfi6719/
Gatfaya674/
Otfi674/
Gafy673/
Ghaffit671/
Ghaffai671/
Ghafish671/
Gafí671/
Gaitfer671/
Aithfid671/
Gahaffi671/

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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 Gatfi
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