Ghalaf Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghalaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Ghalaf (279) may also be a first name.

Ghalaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghalaf is found most frequently in Iran. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Ghalaf is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghalaf reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 531,524th most numerous first name in the world, held by 279 people.

The surname Ghalaf is most common in Iran, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran Ghalaf is most numerous in: Hamadan Province, where 38 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 29 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 24 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghalyaf92127/
Ghallaf924/
Ghalafe922/
Ghaliaf921/
Galaf9146/
Ghalab8320,068/
Galaif8321/
Ghalav8320/
Gallaf8318/
Galafe8316/
Ghalaw839/
Ghalof832/
Gholaf831/
Galaff831/
Ghallab7712,413/
Ghalabh77101/
Ghalouf7737/
Gehlauf7729/
Galyauf7718/
Gallaaf774/
Gholyaf773/
Ghalaph771/
Ghaliab771/
Ghalaib771/
Gahlafe771/
Ghalaab771/
Galab732,870/
Galav73920/
Galaw73342/
Galof7336/
Golaf7332/
Gelaf7327/
Gahalaiv713/
Ghelllaf711/
Ghaelaph711/
Gahalauv711/
Gahalaub711/
Gallab671,196/
Galova67779/
Galowa67168/
Gelauf67154/
Galoff6767/
Gallof6755/
Gholab6734/
Goliaf6723/
Gholav6719/
Galauv6714/
Gallaw6711/
Gailab678/
Galaib676/
Galavz676/
Galofe674/
Galavs674/
Gaulab672/
Galgof672/
Ghelaw672/
Galaub672/
Gaylab672/
Gaalab671/
Ngalaw671/
Gahlav671/
Galaab671/
Galouf671/
Gollaf671/
Gailav671/
Gehlof670/

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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 Ghalaf
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