Abdelghaffar Surname

96,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abdelghaffar Surname User-submission:

Abdelghaffar is a surname composed of two words abdel, which means 'servant of', and Ghaffar, the second part, is one of the God's names in Islam. It means 'the most forgiving'.

Abdelghaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,4781:26,4342,949
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Algeria3301:117,06516,648
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Abdelghaffar (1,022) may also be a first name.

Abdelghaffar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abdelghaffar is a surname composed of two words abdel, which means 'servant of', and Ghaffar, the second part, is one of the God's names in Islam. It means 'the most forgiving'.

- Mohamed Sherif Abdelghaffar

Abdelghaffar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdelghaffar occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdelghaffar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,476th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,478,504 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Abdelghaffar live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 71 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Abdelghaffar is also the 251,137th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,022 people.

The surname Abdelghaffar is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,478 people, or 1 in 26,434. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.

Abdelghaffar Last Name Statistics demography

Abdelghaffar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 116.69% more than the national average, earning $93,500 USD per year.

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