Khafash Surname
Approximately 996 people bear this surname
Khafash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 838 | 1:5,428 | 1,200 |
| Jordan | 96 | 1:92,109 | 6,818 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Khafash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khafash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khafash is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khafash? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 362,813th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,316,813 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khafash live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Levant.
The surname Khafash is most prevalent in Palestine, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 5,428. In Palestine it is primarily found in: Qalqilya Governorate, where 54 percent live, Nablus Governorate, where 22 percent live and Salfit Governorate, where 18 percent live. Excluding Palestine it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 10 percent live and Kuwait, where 4 percent live.
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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 Khafash
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