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 has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ghafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name 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 common given name worldwide, held by 41 people.
The surname Ghafa is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 797,141. In Malaysia Ghafa is mostly concentrated in: Kelantan, where 24 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 19 percent live and Kedah, where 11 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 36 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 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
- 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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