Al Ghafel Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Al Ghafel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 102 | 1:86,691 | 6,631 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
Al Ghafel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Ghafel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Ghafel is held by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Ghafel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Ghafel is the 1,701,480th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ghafel live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant.
The surname is most common in Jordan, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 86,691. In Jordan it is most frequent in: Balqa Governorate, where 54 percent reside, Jerash Governorate, where 25 percent reside and Amman Governorate, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Jordan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 8 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Al Ghafel
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