Ghadafi Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Ghadafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ghadafi (165) may also be a first name.
Ghadafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghadafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghadafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺬﺍﻓﻲ) is found most in Malaysia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghadafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Ghadafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Ghadafi live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 712,876th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 165 people.
The surname Ghadafi is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 29 percent live, Kelantan, where 18 percent live and Sabah, where 18 percent live. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaddafi | 93 | 54 | / |
| Ghadaffi | 93 | 11 | / |
| Ghadafii | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ghadafie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ghadaifi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gadafi | 92 | 3,732 | / |
| Gaddafi | 86 | 16,920 | / |
| Gadaffi | 86 | 265 | / |
| Gadhafi | 86 | 59 | / |
| Ghadafa | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ghodafi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ghadafy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghadafe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ggadafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gadafei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gadaafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaadafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gadafhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaddaffi | 80 | 218 | / |
| Gaddhafi | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ghedaifi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaddafie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghadaffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gadaffhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gadhafie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godafi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gadafy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gadafe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gadafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gedafie | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ghodafe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaddafy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gadaffy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaddafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadaffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadafeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadaphi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godafie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadoufio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gadhaffi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gasdafee | 67 | 1 | / |
Ghadafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghadafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻘﺬﺍﻓﻲ | alqdhafy | - |
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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 Ghadafi
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