Ghafrani Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghafrani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafrani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Iran2311:332,39222,681
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ghafrani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafrani occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ghafrani.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafrani? popularity and diffusion

Ghafrani is the 571,325th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Ghafrani live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Ghafrani is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Aside from Morocco Ghafrani exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 42 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaufrani943/
Gafrani931/
Ghofrani884,958/
Ghafrana8818/
Ghafrane884/
Ghoffrani826/
Ghoufrani822/
Ghafranje821/
Gafrana808/
Gofrani802/
Ghafrzaneh781/
Ghofrane75224/
Ghofroni7539/
Ghofrany7523/
Goufrani754/
Gafraane751/
Ghoufrane71580/
Gofrana675/
Gofrane671/
Goufrane634/
Gafroń571/

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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 Ghafrani
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