Al Ghafouri Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Al Ghafouri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
Al Ghafouri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Ghafouri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Ghafouri is found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Ghafouri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ghafouri reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Al Ghafouri is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,516,619. In Iran Al Ghafouri is primarily found in: Bushehr Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 35 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghafouri | 91 | 13 | / |
| Al Ghafoury | 91 | 2 | / |
| Al Ghafari | 86 | 8 | / |
| Al Ghaffari | 82 | 1,549 | / |
| Al Ghaafari | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Gafari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghafari | 76 | 9 | / |
| Al Ghafairy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Al-Ghaffari | 73 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gafari | 70 | 360 | / |
| Al Gafary | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gaafari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Gaffari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gafary | 60 | 6 | / |
| Al-Giefari | 57 | 5 | / |
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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 Ghafouri
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