Ghanafi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ghanafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Ghanafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghanafi is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanafi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ghanafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghanafi live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Bushehr Province, where 80 percent reside, Kurdistan Province, where 10 percent reside and Markazi Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganafi | 92 | 51 | / |
| Ghanefi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ghonafi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ganafio | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ghenafi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghanafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganafei | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ghanafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghennafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganafai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganaffie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganafa | 77 | 629 | / |
| Ganefi | 77 | 62 | / |
| Ganafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganaafa | 71 | 165 | / |
| Gannefi | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ganaffa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gganafa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaanafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ganeffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gounafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gainafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajnafer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gangaphi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghenoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gannoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghennoufi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ganefy | 62 | 19 | / |
| Genafe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ganaphy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gonafer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ganapha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ganhofer | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ganaphay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gangaphai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ghenneffe | 50 | 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
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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 Ghanafi
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