Ghalfi Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghalfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ghalfi Last Name Facts

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

Ghalfi is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalfi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname Ghalfi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ghalfi live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most common in Morocco, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Other than Morocco it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galfi91977/
Gholfi831/
Ghalfa831/
Ghelffi774/
Gálfi73622/
Golfi73265/
Galfe73116/
Galfa7385/
Galfy7326/
Ghosilfi711/
Golfis6798/
Galffy6750/
Galfer6722/
Ghelfy678/
Golfiz675/
Gallfy673/
Galfez671/
Galfyy671/
Gálffi671/
Golfio671/
Ghelfe671/

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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 Ghalfi
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