Ghaffan Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Ghaffan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghaffan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaffan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghaffan is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ghaffan.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Ghaffan reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Ghaffan is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,199,272. In Iran Ghaffan is mostly found in: Hormozgan Province, where 50 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 38 percent live and Fars Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent live and Iraq, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafan | 92 | 315 | / |
| Gaffan | 92 | 287 | / |
| Gaffane | 86 | 499 | / |
| Ghafane | 86 | 19 | / |
| Ngaffan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ghadfan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ghatfan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghapfan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaffain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gafan | 83 | 143 | / |
| Ghadfane | 80 | 138 | / |
| Ghafatin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gafane | 77 | 3,869 | / |
| Gasfan | 77 | 53 | / |
| Goffan | 77 | 32 | / |
| Gaffon | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ngafan | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gafang | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ghofan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gaufan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gatfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaffam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghafam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafahn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gehfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgafane | 71 | 277 | / |
| Gaafane | 71 | 252 | / |
| Gatfane | 71 | 110 | / |
| Ghafoon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kgafang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gahavan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ghofane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gouffan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Goffane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaufane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gehfahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gehfain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasfaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaifang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gofan | 67 | 639 | / |
| Gafon | 67 | 236 | / |
| Gafanova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Gouffane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghafoune | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gefan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gausfain | 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
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- 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 Ghaffan
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