Gifton Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Gifton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gifton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gifton (557) may also be a first name.

Gifton Last Name Facts

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

Gifton (Russian: Гифтон) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gifton.

How Common Is The Last Name Gifton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Gifton reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 356,380th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 557 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Gifton is mostly found in: Gombe, where 83 percent live and Rivers, where 17 percent live. Besides Nigeria Gifton occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Gifton Last Name Statistics demography

Gifton earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 108.72% more than the national average, earning $90,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giftone921/
Sifton83416/
Givton8312/
Cifton838/
Gibton838/
Hifton833/
Aifton832/
Gufton831/
Gueiffton801/
Chifton775/
Gifttan773/
Giphton772/
Cuifton771/
Coifton771/
Heifton770/
Siffton770/
Iftan7314/
Efton734/
Ivton731/
Sefton675,135/
Hefton67286/
Zibton6743/
Efthon6722/
Guftan6717/
Ciftan6714/
Gibtan6710/
Iftane675/
Gebton674/
Eftoun674/
Jiwton673/
Siftan673/
Ifthan672/
Jivton671/
Gewton671/
Jibton671/
Jefton671/
Iftant671/
Iovton671/
Iewton671/

Gifton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gifton in the Russian language
Гифтонgifton-

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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 Gifton
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