Family name ギフト (Gift 
, ギフト 
) , around the world, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen ギフト is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, and Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya. Likewise, ギフト is the forename as well as the last name.