Ghafeef Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ghafeef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ghafeef (7) may also be a first name.
Ghafeef Demographics
Ghafeef Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ghafeef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafeef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghafeef is found most in Lebanon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafeef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafeef live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Levant. Ghafeef is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name Ghafeef is most common in Lebanon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,818,542. In Lebanon Ghafeef is primarily found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 50 percent live and Nabatiye Governorate, where 50 percent live. Apart from Lebanon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 33 percent live.
Ghafeef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
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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 Ghafeef
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