Ghaflan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghaflan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaflan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773

Ghaflan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghaflan is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaflan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghaflan is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Ghaflan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaflan live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Ghaflan is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Ghaflan is most numerous in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 56 percent are found and Fars Province, where 44 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and Yemen, where 13 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Ghaflan
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