Ghafu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ghafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ghafu (8) may also be a first name.
Ghafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghafu is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ghafu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ghafu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Ghafu are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ghafu is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name globally It is held by 8 people.
The surname Ghafu is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Ghafu is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India Ghafu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafou | 91 | 129 | / |
| Gahafu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Ghafuz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghafuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gafu | 89 | 111 | / |
| Ghafoud | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ghaffou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ghafous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gahafuj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafou | 80 | 241 | / |
| Ngafu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Gafau | 80 | 63 | / |
| Gafus | 80 | 54 | / |
| Gafui | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gaffu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gafud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gafuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gajfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gahfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaffud | 73 | 2,718 | / |
| Ghefou | 73 | 170 | / |
| Ghafoo | 73 | 166 | / |
| Gaffuy | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ngafeu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ngafou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gaffou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ngafhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gaffau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gafoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafudd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghafoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngaufu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gefu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gofu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gâfu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ngaffeu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gaisfuß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghaffoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghafooe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ghafu
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