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
The surname Ghafel is found most frequently in Iraq. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,861st most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 391,677 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghafel are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 239,405th most common given name on earth, held by 1,110 people.
Ghafel is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 18,099 people, or 1 in 1,935. Apart from Iraq this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found 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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