Ghafel Surname
Approximately 18,606 people bear this surname
Ghafel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 18,099 | 1:1,935 | 244 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghafel (1,110) may also be a first name.
Ghafel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghafel is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,861st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 391,677 people. The surname Ghafel occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghafel reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant. Ghafel is also the 239,405th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 1,110 people.
The last name is most widespread in Iraq, where it is carried by 18,099 people, or 1 in 1,935. Barring Iraq this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 2 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafeel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gafel | 91 | 59 | / |
| Ghafl | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ghafil | 83 | 468 | / |
| Gaffel | 83 | 106 | / |
| Gadfel | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gafael | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gafeel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gafuel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gasfel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafiel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafeld | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gadfelt | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gaffuel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafaell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghaphel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gasfeld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghafleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghayfil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gauffel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gaffelt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gefel | 73 | 151 | / |
| Gofel | 73 | 97 | / |
| Gafil | 73 | 86 | / |
| Gaffl | 73 | 79 | / |
| Gáfel | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gochfeld | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gashfelt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaeffell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Geffel | 67 | 289 | / |
| Gefell | 67 | 156 | / |
| Gofeld | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gafill | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaphel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Giefel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goifel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaifil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gophel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goffel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gefael | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaflet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gephel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goufel | 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 Ghafel
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