Al Ghafi Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Al Ghafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 108 | 1:42,119 | 4,736 |
| Jordan | 58 | 1:152,456 | 8,483 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Al Ghafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Ghafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Ghafi occurs more in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Ghafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ghafi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant.
Al Ghafi is most frequent in Palestine, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 42,119. In Palestine Al Ghafi is primarily concentrated in: Hebron Governorate, where 96 percent are found and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Beside Palestine this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 34 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ghafis | 94 | 5 | / |
| Al Ghafai | 94 | 4 | / |
| Al Ghaifi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghafih | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghaafi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghafi | 88 | 7 | / |
| Al Gaffi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghafer | 82 | 8 | / |
| Al-Gahafi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Al Ghafee | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Ghafaj | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghafis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Gafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghafees | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Ghafeer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Goufi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghofy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gaifi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghafeesh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghafeer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ghafi
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