Gifty Surname

137,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gifty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gifty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
India401:19,176,635286,670
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Gifty (127,035) may also be a first name.

Gifty Last Name Facts

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

Gifty is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gifty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gifty is the 137,214th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,230,654 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gifty reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,187th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 127,035 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 39 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Gifty Last Name Statistics demography

Gifty earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giftyi911/
Giftty911/
Gifthy911/
Ifty894,508/
Gifti801,938/
Gifta80280/
Gifte8020/
Eifty8010/
Gefty804/
Iftey801/
Hifty800/
Iftahy73171/
Gifter7357/
Giftie7320/
Gifted739/
Gibtey736/
Giftge735/
Giftgi735/
Giftti734/
Giftai734/
Giftee732/
Giefta730/
Ifti674,115/
Efty672,093/
Ifte671,034/
Ifta67132/
Jfty672/
Yfty671/

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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 Gifty
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