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

The last name Gulaf (Bengali: গুলাফ, Hindi: गुलफ, Marathi: गुलाफ, Oriya: ଗୁଲାଫ) is most common in Afghanistan. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gulaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gulaf is the 313,426th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,078,020 people. The surname Gulaf is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gulaf are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 291,751st most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 789 people.

The surname Gulaf is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,192 people, or 1 in 26,974. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Paktika, where 41 percent reside, Ghazni, where 37 percent reside and Helmand, where 7 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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