Gharfah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Gharfah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gharfah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Gharfah (66) may also be a first name.

Gharfah Last Name Facts

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

Gharfah is found most in Palestine. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gharfah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gharfah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gharfah is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Gharfah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gharfah are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Levant. Gharfah is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 909,770. In Palestine Gharfah is most prevalent in: Jericho Governorate, where 100 percent live. Barring Palestine Gharfah exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 22 percent live and Syria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharfa9212/
Garfath8683/
Ghorfah861/
Garfa8372/
Ghorfa77575/
Garfat7795/
Garfas779/
Gherfa776/
Garfau773/
Garfai772/
Ngarfa771/
Garfea771/
Garfaa771/
Gorfah771/
Garfad770/
Garfass711/
Garfait711/
Garfais711/
Garfoth711/
Garfatt711/
Garfeas710/
Gorfa678/
Garfo677/
Gerfa673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gharfah
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