Ghafat Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ghafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ghafat (253) may also be a first name.

Ghafat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafat occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafat? popularity and diffusion

Ghafat is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Ghafat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafat are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 560,146th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 253 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Excluding Iraq this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffat926/
Gafat91297/
Ghafa9196/
Gafate83958/
Ghaffa83152/
Ghadfa83147/
Ghafai83147/
Ghayfa8314/
Ghafaz833/
Ghafaa832/
Gaffat832/
Ghafaj831/
Ghafas831/
Ghefat831/
Gahafa831/
Gafa803,347/
Ghafhah7721/
Ghaifah773/
Ghafash773/
Ghaffah772/
Ghafoot772/
Gathfat771/
Ghayfah771/
Ghaffai771/
Gafah731,304/
Ngafa73597/
Gaffa73317/
Ghafo73252/
Gafas7375/
Gafau7363/
Gafai7347/
Gafga7332/
Gaafa7328/
Gjafa7321/
Ghofa7311/
Gaifa738/
Gahfa736/
Gafaz736/
Hgafa734/
Ggafa732/
Gasfa732/
Gafad731/
Gafea731/
Gapfa731/
Kgafa731/
Gaufa731/
Gafaa731/
Goffat67262/
Gaffga67246/
Gaffas67199/
Ghafoo67166/
Ghafou67129/
Ngaffa6773/
Gaffah6718/
Ghoufa6714/
Gaavfa6714/
Gauffa6712/
Geffat6710/
Gjafaj676/
Ghapha676/
Hngafa675/
Gafoot672/
Ngafai672/
Gaffau672/
Gafaai671/
Gafash671/
Ghefad671/
Gephat671/
Gafout671/
Gaffad671/
Gaffay671/
Ngafah671/
Gafaih671/
Gaffaz671/
Gaaffa671/
Gaifas671/
Ngohfa671/
Gofate671/
Ghaffo671/
Ghavah671/
N'Gafa671/
Gafoth670/

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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 Ghafat
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