Ghafili Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Oman
Highest density in:
Oman

Ghafili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ghafili Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Oman6981:5,284750
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251

Ghafili Last Name Facts

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

Ghafili is more commonly found in Oman than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 474,151st most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghafili live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most prevalent in Oman, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 5,284. In Oman it is primarily concentrated in: Al Batinah North Governorate, where 35 percent live, Al Batinah South Governorate, where 28 percent live and Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, where 15 percent live. Aside from Oman Ghafili exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 1 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafili9212/
Ghafila8658/
Ghafeli863/
Gaffili861/
Ghafilya80612/
Ghefaili801/
Ghofaili801/
Gafeli7713/
Gafuli777/
Gafile775/
Gafila771/
Ngofili7141/
Goufili714/
Gaafeli711/
Gaufilet6739/
Gaffulli677/
Ghayfule677/
Ghaifule675/
Ghafeleh672/
Gayfiled672/
Ghofaily671/
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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 Ghafili
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