Ghafiri Surname
Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname
Ghafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,091 | 1:31,600 | 5,064 |
| Iran | 76 | 1:1,010,296 | 46,499 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Ghafiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghafiri is found most in Morocco. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafiri? popularity and diffusion
Ghafiri is the 318,721st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. The last name Ghafiri is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ghafiri reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 1,091 people, or 1 in 31,600. Barring Morocco this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafuiri | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ghafairi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gafiri | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ghafuri | 86 | 1,447 | / |
| Ghofiri | 86 | 119 | / |
| Ghaferi | 86 | 41 | / |
| Ghafira | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gafitri | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ghafire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ghoufiri | 80 | 414 | / |
| Ghafferi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghaffuri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghaferri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gafuri | 77 | 744 | / |
| Gafira | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gaferi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gafire | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngaiffiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghaferieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaffuri | 71 | 2,390 | / |
| Gjaferi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Gafeira | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gafurri | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ghofuri | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ghafury | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gaffiry | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gafferi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghafurj | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghafera | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ghafure | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gafurie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gaiferi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gafayri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gafaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaffurri | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gaiferri | 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 Ghafiri
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