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
Ghafash occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafash? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ghafash is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafash live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Without taking into account Yemen it occurs in one country. It is also found 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
- 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 Ghafash
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