Giftie Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Giftie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giftie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Giftie (50) may also be a first name.

Giftie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giftie is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giftie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Giftie are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 50 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Giftie occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gifties921/
Gifti911,938/
Gifte9120/
Gifter8357/
Gifted839/
Giftge835/
Giftgi835/
Giftti834/
Giftai834/
Giftee832/
Gibtie831/
Giftyi831/
Iftier831/
Iftiea831/
Gifty733,267/
Gifta73280/
Iftee7310/
Gufti738/
Iftai736/
Gufte732/
Iftey731/
Gefti731/
Gifteeya711/
Gefter67434/
Ifteaz6765/
Heftie6734/
Gyftea679/
Gibtey676/
Iftiha673/
Gibtai672/
Gifthy671/
Iftiya671/
Iftija671/
Giftty671/
Jiftai671/
Ciftji671/
Ãiftãi671/
Gebtie671/
Giefta670/

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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 Giftie
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