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 more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ghafou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghafou is the 1,581,912th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ghafou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ghafou is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 27 people.
It is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 179,365. In Niger Ghafou is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 94 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Niger it 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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