Alghafi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Alghafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alghafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alghafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alghafi is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alghafi? popularity and diffusion
Alghafi is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Alghafi reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent live and Agadez Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alghafis | 93 | 250 | / |
| Alghafit | 93 | 34 | / |
| Alghafid | 93 | 13 | / |
| Algahafi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Algafi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Algahaffi | 88 | 7 | / |
| Alghafeit | 88 | 3 | / |
| Algafit | 86 | 22 | / |
| Algaifi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Algaffi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elghafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Algafid | 86 | 1 | / |
| Algafiz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alghafe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alghafet | 80 | 289 | / |
| Alghafes | 80 | 199 | / |
| Algafeit | 80 | 6 | / |
| Alghofai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alghafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alghafed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Algofi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Elgafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Algafe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alghafees | 75 | 399 | / |
| Alghafeer | 75 | 10 | / |
| Alghafett | 75 | 5 | / |
| Alghaiphi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Algoufi | 71 | 413 | / |
| Algafet | 71 | 238 | / |
| Algafer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Algoffi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elgafie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Algafes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elgaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Algadffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alghofer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algafett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algafeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alghaphet | 63 | 2 | / |
| Elgafy | 62 | 742 | / |
| Elgafe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Elgoffi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Algofer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elgouffi | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Alghafi
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