Gharafi Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Gharafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Gharafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gharafi occurs most in Morocco. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 770,644th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gharafi live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname Gharafi is most widespread in Morocco, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Barring Morocco this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 7 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gharrafi | 93 | 550 | / |
| Garafi | 92 | 27 | / |
| Gharraffi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ghattrafi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ghorafi | 86 | 535 | / |
| Garaffi | 86 | 161 | / |
| Gharafa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gharrafe | 80 | 76 | / |
| Gharafeh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Garaffio | 80 | 12 | / |
| Garaufis | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ghorrafi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gharaffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garaafis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garafa | 77 | 275 | / |
| Gerafi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Garefi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gorafi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Garafe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garofi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghorraffi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garrafa | 71 | 2,132 | / |
| Garaffa | 71 | 1,170 | / |
| Garoufi | 71 | 63 | / |
| Gareffi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Garofai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Garrafe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garoffi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garaufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerrafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garraffa | 67 | 415 | / |
| Garoufis | 67 | 151 | / |
| Garreffi | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ghoreifi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Garaphie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghorrofi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghourafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garraffe | 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
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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 Gharafi
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