Ghorafi Surname
Approximately 535 people bear this surname
Ghorafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ghorafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghorafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghorafi occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghorafi? popularity and diffusion
Ghorafi is the 585,091st most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ghorafi reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Not including Morocco it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghorrafi | 93 | 7 | / |
| Gorafi | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ghorraffi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gharafi | 86 | 369 | / |
| Gharrafi | 80 | 550 | / |
| Ghoreifi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ghorrofi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ghourafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garafi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Gurafi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gerafi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Gorofi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gorafy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gorafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghattrafi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gharraffi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garaffi | 71 | 161 | / |
| Gorofui | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gorrafa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Guraffi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gharafa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gorefie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghorofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerrafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goroffi | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gharrafe | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gharafeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Garaffio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Garaufis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goureyfi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gharaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouraffy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garaafis | 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
- 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 Ghorafi
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