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.

Ghafili Surname Distribution Map

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

The last name Ghafili is most common in Oman. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 474,151st most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghafili live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most frequently used in Oman, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 5,284. In Oman it is most frequent in: Al Batinah North Governorate, where 35 percent are found, Al Batinah South Governorate, where 28 percent are found and Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Oman this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 1 percent are found and Morocco, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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