Ghazafi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ghazafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ghazafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghazafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghazafi is most common in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghazafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghazafi live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Ghazafi is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is most common in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 90 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Iran this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghazzafi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gazafi | 92 | 344 | / |
| Gazaffi | 86 | 59 | / |
| Ghasafi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gazzafi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghazafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gazzaffi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghassafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghashafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gazafy | 77 | 83 | / |
| Gasafi | 77 | 20 | / |
| Gazafe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gajafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gazafer | 71 | 33 | / |
| Gazaifa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gasaffi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gajjafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngasafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghasefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghashafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghacayfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gazzafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gazzaafee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gaussafid | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gasafy | 62 | 9 | / |
| Gasafe | 62 | 5 | / |
| Gezafe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gozafe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gasafa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gasefi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gaxafe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngasofi | 57 | 12 | / |
| Gazoufer | 53 | 18 | / |
| Getzoffi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gashoufi | 53 | 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 Ghazafi
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