Ghaffal Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghaffal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaffal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3871:198,40416,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ghaffal (141) may also be a first name.

Ghaffal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghaffal is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 741,235th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. Ghaffal occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaffal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghaffal is also the 778,371st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 141 people.

The last name Ghaffal is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 198,404. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 67 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent live and Tehran Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Iran Ghaffal is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffal92132/
Ghafal9249/
Ghafhal8655/
Ghafale861/
Gafffal861/
Gaffall860/
Gafal83209/
Ghadfale801/
Gafale77263/
Gatfal775/
Gafail774/
Ghofal773/
Gapfal771/
Gaafal771/
Goffal771/
Ngafal771/
Geffal771/
Ghafoul71701/
Gahaval714/
Ghaifol711/
Gavfale711/
Gaffold710/
Gofal6715/
Gafol671/
Gefal671/

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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 Ghaffal
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