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

The last name Gharfah is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gharfah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gharfah is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gharfah reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Levant. Gharfah is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 909,770. In Palestine it is primarily found in: Jericho Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Barring Palestine this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and Syria, where 11 percent are found.

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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