Ghiaf Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ghiaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Ghiaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghiaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghiaf is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghiaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghiaf reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Ghiaf is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,202,108. Outside of Yemen this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Iraq, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghiafa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ghiafi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghiafy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghif | 89 | 50 | / |
| Ghiafeh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ghiafie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghiyafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghiaw | 80 | 99 | / |
| Ghifa | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ghiva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghifi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ghiof | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghifo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gehauf | 73 | 120 | / |
| Ghiofa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ghiffi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ghiyav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghiffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hjaf | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ghiuvea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zhif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zhaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghighav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghiyavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghiv | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ghiaf
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