Ghafan Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Ghafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates2881:31,8133,439
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghafan (46) may also be a first name.

Ghafan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafan (Marathi: घफान) is more commonly found in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ghafan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 862,604th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. Ghafan is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghafan reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Ghafan is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.

The surname Ghafan is most commonly used in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 31,813. In The United Arab Emirates Ghafan is most common in: Umm al-Quwain, where 39 percent are found, Dubai, where 23 percent are found and Fujairah, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United Arab Emirates this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffan9240/
Ghafane9219/
Ghadfan925/
Ghatfan922/
Ghapfan921/
Gafan91143/
Ghadfane86138/
Ghafatin861/
Gafane833,869/
Gaffan83287/
Gasfan8353/
Ngafan8324/
Gafang8312/
Ghofan836/
Gaufan834/
Gafahn831/
Gehfan831/
Ghafam831/
Gadfan831/
Gatfan831/
Gaffane77499/
Kgafane77277/
Gaafane77252/
Gatfane77110/
Ghafoon7712/
Kgafang778/
Ngaffan775/
Ghofane774/
Gahavan774/
Gaufane771/
Gehfahn771/
Gehfain771/
Gasfaan771/
Gaffain771/
Gaifang771/
Gofan73639/
Gafon73236/
Gefan737/
Gafanova71105/
Ghafoune719/
Gausfain711/
Gofane679,587/
Goufan671,557/
Ngafon6778/
Gophan6751/
Gaffon6732/
Goffan6732/
Gofahn6712/
Godfan679/
Gofang676/
Ngofan673/
Gadfon672/
Gaphan672/
Gaifam671/
Gafein671/
Gofain671/
Gaffam671/
Gatfon671/
Gâşfan671/
Gadfam671/
Gaifon671/
Gafoon671/

Ghafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghafan in the Marathi language
घफानghaphana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghafan
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