Gulaf Surname

313,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gulaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,1921:26,9741,217
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gulaf (789) may also be a first name.

Gulaf Last Name Facts

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

Gulaf (Bengali: গুলাফ, Hindi: गुलफ, Marathi: गुलाफ, Oriya: ଗୁଲାଫ) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gulaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 313,426th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,078,020 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gulaf live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gulaf is also the 291,751st most widespread first name internationally, held by 789 people.

This surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,192 people, or 1 in 26,974. In Afghanistan Gulaf is most prevalent in: Paktika, where 41 percent live, Ghazni, where 37 percent live and Helmand, where 7 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guslaf9112/
Gulafe912/
Gulafs911/
Gulauf910/
Ulaf8935/
Goujlaf831/
Gulhafe830/
Gulab8091,186/
Gulav80723/
Golaf8032/
Ulafe8016/
Ulhaf8010/
Gulaw807/
Oulaf806/
Gulof802/
Ullaf802/
Gilaf801/
Gulafova771/
Gulova7325,327/
Gulaab7313,995/
Ghulab73709/
Gullab73339/
Oullaf73262/
Guslaw73251/
Goliaf7323/
Gulabh7321/
Goulab7318/
Gulaib7312/
Guliab7311/
Haulaf738/
Gulowa735/
Guulav735/
Oulhaf733/
Gulaph733/
Houlaf732/
Gulyav732/
Gutlaw732/
Guloff732/
Gaulab732/
Gholaf731/
Ullafh731/
Goulof731/
Gulahb731/
Oulgaf731/
Gollaf731/
Gulhab731/
Hulaif731/
Gulauw730/
Ghulaab6713,718/
Olaf671,003/
Gulahab67370/
Ulaw67255/
Gullhav67151/
Ulab67136/
Gusloff6744/
Gulliab6729/
Gouloff6721/
Gutloff6714/
Guslauw6711/
Ghoulab6711/
Gullova676/
Goliaff675/
Ulav674/
Gouleuf673/
Gholyaf673/
Ghullab672/
Gulaaab672/
Gulioff672/
Ghilaaf671/
Gaullab671/
Guslaaw671/
Ghulaib671/
Guhlova671/
Gullaab671/
Gulaphs671/
Gouslaw670/

Gulaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulaf in the Bengali language
গুলাফgulapha-
Gulaf in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲାଫgulapha-
Gulaf in the Marathi language
गुलाफgulapha-
Gulaf in the Hindi language
गुलफgulapha47.06
गुलअफgula'apha23.53
गुलाफgulapha17.65
गुलाफ्शाgulaphsa5.88
गुलाफ़gulafa5.88

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gulaf
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