El Ghafir Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Ghafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Ghafir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

El Ghafir Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Ghafir is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of El Ghafir.

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

The surname El Ghafir is the 10,311,814th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name El Ghafir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of El Ghafir live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name El Ghafir is most prevalent in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal El Ghafir is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Senegal this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Ghafiri952/
Elghafir941/
El Ghafry892,902/
Al Ghafir89581/
El Ghafar89245/
El-Ghafir896/
El Ghafri891/
El Ghaffar841,060/
El Ghafour84102/
El Ghafary8488/
El Ghafari8418/
Al Ghafair842/
El Aghfiri841/
Al Ghaafir841/
Elghafar82276/
Alghafir8213/
Elghafry824/
El Gafar824/
Elghafer824/
El Gafry822/
El Ghfar821/
Elghafor821/
El Ghfrh821/
Elghafri821/
El Ghoufiri80445/
El Ghafarya80339/
El Ghafarah80122/
Al Ghawafir805/
Al Ghafairy802/
El Ghaffari802/
A El Ghafar801/
Al Ghafri785,239/
Al Ghafar78388/
Elghaffar78277/
El Ghufur78183/
El Gafary78153/
Al Ghafry7867/
ul Ghafar7831/
Al Ghafor7812/
Al Ghafer788/
Elghafour784/
Al Khafir784/
El Haqfar784/
Elghafary784/
El Khafry782/
Elghafeer782/
El Ghevar781/
ul Ghafor781/
El Gafari781/
Al-Ghafir781/
El-Ghafar781/
El Gafaru781/
El Gafery781/
Elghafaar781/
El Ghoufairi76672/
El Ghafraoui76307/
Elgafry75153/
Elgafar755/
Elgafer754/
Elghfer754/
Elkafir752/
Elghfar751/
Elgafre751/
Al Ghafoor744,277/
El Ghifari74170/
El-Ghaffar74122/
ul Ghafoor74110/
El Khafour7448/
El Ghavour7432/
ul Ghaffar7432/
Al Ghafour7423/
Al Ghaffar7422/
Elghaffary7410/
El Gaafary749/
Al Ghafari748/
Al Ghaferi746/
Elghoufiri745/
El-Ghafour744/
Elghaffari744/
El Khafari743/
Ali Ghafre743/
El Ghifary743/
Al Ghaffor743/
Ali Ghafor742/
El Gahfari742/
ul Ghaffor741/
El Khafary741/
El Ghefari741/
El Gaffari741/
Elh Gofira741/
Al Ghaafar741/
Al Ghafwar741/
Ali Ghafur741/
El Gaafari741/
Al Ghafeer741/
El Ghefyry741/
Alghafri711,775/
Elgafary71337/
Elgafare71122/
Algafiri7140/
Alghafry7115/
Elgafari717/
ul Gafar715/
Elgafrey714/
Elghffar714/
Alghafar713/
Al Gafar712/
Elkhafer712/
ul Ghfar712/
Alghafur711/
Alghafor711/
ul Gafhr711/
ul Gafor711/
El Kafri711/
Alkhafir711/
Al Qafir711/
Al Akfir711/
Al Gafra711/
Al Gafri711/
Al Gafur711/
Alghafer711/
Al Ghfri711/
Elgaafry711/
Al Ghaffari701,549/
Al Khafairy7047/
Al Ghafouri7026/
Elghoufairi7012/
A Elghaffar704/
Ali Ghafoor702/
Al Ghafoury702/
Al Ghaafari701/
El-Ghaffary701/
Al-Ghafri671,174/
Elgaafary67399/
Elgafrawy67337/
Alghafari67269/
El Kafara6718/
El Ghvour6716/
ul Gafoor6711/
Al Khafri6711/
Alghaffar6710/
Alghafeer6710/
ul Gaffar679/
Elghifary677/
Al-Ghafry676/
Al Khafar675/
Elghefari674/
Al Gafoor674/
Alghafoor674/
El-Gafary674/
Elghavour673/
Alghaferi672/
Ulghafoor672/
El Kafari671/
Ola Gafar671/
ul Ghufar671/
Al-Ghafar671/
ul Ghofar671/
ul Guhfer671/
ul Aghfer671/
El Goufri671/
Elh Gafourou671/
Elgheferi671/
Elghoufri671/
Al Khafra671/
Al Gafaar671/
Ali Ghafoori671/
Elghefyry671/
Al Gafari671/
Al Gafary671/
ul Gaffor671/
ul Ghfoor671/
Alghafare671/
Allah Ghafre671/
El Gaafarawy671/
Elghefare671/
Elgaafari671/
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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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