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
The surname Ghafu occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 8 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India Ghafu is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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