Gharafeh Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Gharafeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gharafeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gharafeh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gharafeh is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gharafeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Gharafeh live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Gharafeh is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Gharafeh is mostly concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharrafe8876/
Garafe863/
Gharafi80369/
Gharafa805/
Garrafe802/
Gharrafi75550/
Gharaffa751/
Garraffe751/
Garafa71275/
Garafi7127/
Garofe7111/
Garefe712/
Gorafe711/
Ghattrafi711/
Gharraffi711/
Garrafa672,132/
Garaffa671,170/
Ghorafi67535/
Garrofe67445/
Garaffi67161/
Garoffe672/
Garaufa671/
Garaphe670/

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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 Gharafeh
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