Ghaf Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Ghaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 192 | 1:930,437 | 12,496 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Palestine | 39 | 1:116,637 | 7,450 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
Ghaf (86) may also be a first name.
Ghaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghaf is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 799,576th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaf reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghaf is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 86 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 930,437. In Pakistan Ghaf is mostly found in: Punjab, where 92 percent live, Sindh, where 6 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Ghaf exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Palestine, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaff | 89 | 235 | / |
| Ghafs | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gahaf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ghafz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ghasf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghaif | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghafp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghafe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaf | 86 | 224 | / |
| Ghaife | 80 | 36 | / |
| Hghaaf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ghahfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghafsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaff | 75 | 2,184 | / |
| Gauf | 75 | 605 | / |
| Gaft | 75 | 414 | / |
| Gawf | 75 | 137 | / |
| Gaaf | 75 | 114 | / |
| Gafe | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ghaw | 75 | 59 | / |
| Gadf | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gayf | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gaif | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ghab | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ghav | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gafs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gazf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ghof | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gjaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gajf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qgaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gapf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghasdfh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaib | 67 | 5,464 | / |
| Ghayb | 67 | 2,582 | / |
| Gauff | 67 | 334 | / |
| Gaffe | 67 | 312 | / |
| Kgafe | 67 | 178 | / |
| Gheif | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ghabh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ghauv | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gaaff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gaiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaufe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ghavt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghouf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghaph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghofh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghaab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaife | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nghav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nghaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgafs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghosf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghawz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghjab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gassf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghahb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghahv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghavz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaïb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafft | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ghaf
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