Ghaffin Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Ghaffin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 97 | 1:91,159 | 6,783 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ghaffin (12) may also be a first name.
Ghaffin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaffin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghaffin has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffin? popularity and diffusion
Ghaffin is the 1,765,740th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghaffin live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant. Ghaffin is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Ghaffin is most widespread in Jordan, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 91,159. In Jordan it is most common in: Zarqa Governorate, where 57 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 36 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Besides Jordan Ghaffin exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaffin | 92 | 922 | / |
| Ghafin | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gauffin | 86 | 807 | / |
| Ghafina | 86 | 432 | / |
| Gaffing | 86 | 71 | / |
| Ngaffin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gaffina | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gaiffin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gafin | 83 | 242 | / |
| Gaffn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncgaffin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goffin | 77 | 8,532 | / |
| Gaffen | 77 | 238 | / |
| Gafina | 77 | 233 | / |
| Geffin | 77 | 105 | / |
| Gaufin | 77 | 66 | / |
| Ngafin | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gayfin | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gaffne | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ghafen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadfin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahfin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gafn | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goffing | 71 | 60 | / |
| Göffing | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gouffin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ghoifin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gayfina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gheffen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goffint | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goiffin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaffoen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goffien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gooffin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaiffim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gofin | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gafen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gefin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gafne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gafinova | 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 Ghaffin
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