Ghaffat Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghaffat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaffat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ghaffat (8) may also be a first name.

Ghaffat Last Name Facts

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

Ghaffat is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffat? popularity and diffusion

Ghaffat is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaffat reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghaffat is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Ghaffat is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 33 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 33 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 33 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent are found and Malaysia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffa92152/
Ghafat927/
Gaffat922/
Ghaffah862/
Ghaffai861/
Gaffa83317/
Gafat83297/
Ghafa8396/
Gafate77958/
Goffat77262/
Gaffga77246/
Gaffas77199/
Ghadfa77147/
Ghafai77147/
Ngaffa7773/
Gaffah7718/
Ghayfa7714/
Gauffa7712/
Geffat7710/
Ghafaz773/
Gaffau772/
Ghafaa772/
Ghafaj771/
Gaffay771/
Gaffad771/
Ghafas771/
Ghaffo771/
Gaffaz771/
Ghefat771/
Gaaffa771/
Gahafa771/
Gafa733,347/
Gaiffas7161/
Ghafhah7121/
Goffaut7113/
Ghaffou719/
Goffatt715/
Ghoffah714/
Ghafash713/
Ghaifah713/
Ghafoot712/
Gaïffas712/
Gathfat711/
Ghayfah711/
Gaffagy710/
Goffa672,507/
Gaffo671,533/
Gafah671,304/
Ngafa67597/
Ghafo67252/
Gafas6775/
Gafau6763/
Gafai6747/
Gafga6732/
Gaafa6728/
Gjafa6721/
Ghofa6711/
Gaifa678/
Gahfa676/
Gafaz676/
Hgafa674/
Gasfa672/
Ggafa672/
Gauffaux672/
Gapfa671/
Gouffaut671/
Gafaa671/
Gafea671/
Kgafa671/
Gafad671/
Gaufa671/

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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 Ghaffat
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