Gurfai Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gurfai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gurfai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurfai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gurfai occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurfai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gurfai is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Gurfai is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gurfai reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Gurfai is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kwara, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurfi | 91 | 77 | / |
| Gurfa | 91 | 12 | / |
| Gourfi | 83 | 207 | / |
| Gurrfi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gourfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Urfa | 80 | 875 | / |
| Urfi | 80 | 448 | / |
| Ghourfi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngourfa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gourfat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngourfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urfat | 73 | 107 | / |
| Urfah | 73 | 80 | / |
| Urfih | 73 | 27 | / |
| Urfie | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gorfi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Urfei | 73 | 12 | / |
| Girfa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Urfis | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gorfa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Urfad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aurfa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ourfi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hurfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urfaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urfae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aurfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurvaiah | 71 | 280 | / |
| Gourfaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourfahij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghorfi | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| Ghorfa | 67 | 575 | / |
| Gurfes | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gurfer | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gorfie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngurfiyah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Urfeia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Urfiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urfaat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hurfio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aurfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghourfaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heurfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurfee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gurfai
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