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 carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gifte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gifte reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Gifte
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