Ghafoul Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghafoul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafoul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Algeria2411:160,29720,523
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghafoul (11) may also be a first name.

Ghafoul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafoul occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ghafoul.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafoul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 476,893rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghafoul live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Ghafoul is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 200,733. Besides Egypt it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafoul922/
Ghaful922/
Gafoule867/
Ghaifol861/
Gaful8335/
Gafol831/
Ghayfule807/
Ghaifule805/
Ghafal7749/
Gaiful776/
Gatful772/
Gadfol771/
Gafole771/
Gafuel771/
Ngafol771/
Gafold771/
Gafool771/
Ghaffal71389/
Ghafhal7155/
Ghafale711/
Gaffuel711/
Ghafeel711/
Gaffold710/
Gatfuld710/
Gafal67209/
Ghotfule675/
Gafulova672/
Ghadfale671/

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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 Ghafoul
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