Ghafash Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ghafash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Ghafash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghafash has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghafash is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ghafash occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafash are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Other than Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghafas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghafhah | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ghaifah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ghaffah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghayfah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gafah | 83 | 1,304 | / |
| Ghafa | 83 | 96 | / |
| Gafas | 83 | 75 | / |
| Gaffas | 77 | 199 | / |
| Ghaffa | 77 | 152 | / |
| Ghadfa | 77 | 147 | / |
| Ghafai | 77 | 147 | / |
| Gaffah | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ghayfa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ghafat | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ghafaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ghafaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghafac | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngafah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaifas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghafaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghavah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafa | 73 | 3,347 | / |
| Gaiffas | 71 | 61 | / |
| Ngafaih | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ghaffat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ghoffah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gaïffas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghafoos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghafous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngafa | 67 | 597 | / |
| Gaffa | 67 | 317 | / |
| Gafat | 67 | 297 | / |
| Ghafo | 67 | 252 | / |
| Gafos | 67 | 96 | / |
| Gofah | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gafau | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gofas | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gafai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gafga | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gaafa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gjafa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ghofa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gaifa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gahfa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gafaz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hgafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gasfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ggafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gafaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gapfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ghafash
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