Ghorafi Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghorafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghorafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France61:11,070,454349,096
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ghorafi Last Name Facts

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

Ghorafi is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghorafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 585,091st most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname Ghorafi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ghorafi live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Ghorafi is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Barring Morocco it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghorrafi937/
Gorafi928/
Ghorraffi881/
Gharafi86369/
Gharrafi80550/
Ghoreifi8013/
Ghorrofi808/
Ghourafa801/
Garafi7727/
Gurafi7726/
Gerafi7725/
Gorofi776/
Gorafy774/
Gorafe771/
Gorafa771/
Ghattrafi751/
Gharraffi751/
Garaffi71161/
Gorofui7115/
Gorrafa7110/
Guraffi719/
Gharafa715/
Gorefie711/
Ghorofa711/
Gerrafi711/
Goroffi710/
Gharrafe6776/
Gharafeh6718/
Garaffio6712/
Garaufis679/
Goureyfi674/
Gharaffa671/
Gouraffy671/
Garaafis671/

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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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  • 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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