El Ghafari Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Ghafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Ghafari Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Ghafari Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El Ghafari occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of El Ghafari.

How Common Is The Last Name El Ghafari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of El Ghafari are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb.

El Ghafari is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,830,678. Besides Morocco it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent live and Senegal, where 6 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 El Ghafari
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