Ghafou Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Ghafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 107 | 1:179,365 | 6,287 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Ghafou (27) may also be a first name.
Ghafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghafou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,581,912th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. Ghafou is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ghafou reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Ghafou is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 179,365. In Niger Ghafou is primarily concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 94 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Niger Ghafou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ghafou
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