Gifte Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gifte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gifte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gifte (55) may also be a first name.

Gifte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gifte is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gifte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gifte reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gifte is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 55 people.

Gifte is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gifter9157/
Giftie9120/
Gifted919/
Giftge915/
Giftee912/
Gifete911/
Gift8910,670/
Ifte891,034/
Gifty803,267/
Gifti801,938/
Gifta80280/
Gifft80144/
Ifteh80120/
Gifth8022/
Ifter8017/
Gifts8016/
Iftee8010/
Guift808/
Sifte802/
Gufte802/
Gitft801/
Iftet801/
Goift801/
Cifte801/
Hifte801/
Iftey801/
Zifte801/
Ifthe801/
Iffte800/
Yifter732,770/
Gefter73434/
Aifete7385/
Ifteaz7365/
Yifete7355/
Gyftea739/
Hijfte737/
Gibtey736/
Giftgi735/
Giffts735/
Ifther734/
Giftai734/
Giftti734/
Hifter733/
Zifteh732/
Zifete731/
Giftty731/
Zifthe731/
Giftyi731/
Eifter731/
Gifthy731/
Hifted731/
Iftiea731/
Giffth730/
Heifte730/
Giefta730/
Eiffte730/
Giffed730/
Ifty674,508/
Ifti674,115/
Haifete67376/
Jift67163/
Ifta67132/
Geft67128/
Sift67122/
Cift6786/
Gefteas6743/
Gyfteas6738/
Zift6723/
Efte6715/
Ghefter6714/
Ibte6712/
Haifter679/
Giffeth677/
Givt674/
Chifter672/
Gjft672/
Gyft671/
Iwte671/
Heiftez671/
Heiftje671/
Ivte671/
Gifts's671/
Giuifti671/
Chifteh671/
Gibt670/

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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 Gifte
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