Ghafra Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Ghafra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghafra (909) may also be a first name.

Ghafra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafra is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Ghafra occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ghafra are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Levant. Ghafra is also the 269,059th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 909 people.

The last name Ghafra is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 421,068. In Jordan Ghafra is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent live. Not including Jordan Ghafra occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafraa924/
Ghaffra924/
Ghafrad921/
Ghafray921/
Gafra9133/
Ghafrath861/
Ghafry831,452/
Ghafre83881/
Ghafri83806/
Gafray8345/
Gaffra8333/
Ngafra835/
Gafrah831/
Ghofra831/
Ghafro831/
Gaffray7756/
Ghoffra7724/
Ghafrit7720/
Ghaffri777/
Ngaffra771/
Gaafray771/
Gaffras770/
Gadfray770/
Gafri73295/
Gafre7315/
Gofra732/
Gafry732/
Gefra731/
Gaufreau711/
Gafriy67212/
Gadfre67119/
Gadfry6764/
Gaffry6750/
Gauffreau6740/
Gafrey6725/
Gatfri6721/
Gaffri6720/
Gaufre678/
Gaffre676/
Geffra675/
Gaffré675/
Gofrat674/
Goufra674/
Gafroh674/
Gafree673/
Gaifri672/
Gafris672/
Gaafri672/
Gafred671/
Goefra671/
Gaufri671/
Gafryś671/
Gefraj671/
Gaufry671/
Gatfry671/
Gephra671/
Gadfri671/
Gafrie671/
Gafruy670/

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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 Ghafra
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