Ghafa Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Ghafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ghafa (41) may also be a first name.
Ghafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghafa is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ghafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghafa is the 1,894,523rd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ghafa live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 41 people.
The last name Ghafa is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 797,141. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 24 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 19 percent are found and Kedah, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Ghafa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 36 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Ghafa
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