Ghafash Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen
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 can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafash? popularity and diffusion
Ghafash is the 10,311,814th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Ghafash occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafash live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Not including Yemen Ghafash is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent reside.
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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