Abdul Ghafar Surname
Approximately 25,922 people bear this surname
Abdul Ghafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 25,903 | 1:6,897 | 577 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Abdul Ghafar (38,383) may also be a first name.
Abdul Ghafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdul Ghafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abdul Ghafar occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdul Ghafar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,037th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 281,134 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abdul Ghafar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Abdul Ghafar is also the 23,011th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 38,383 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 25,903 people, or 1 in 6,897. In Pakistan Abdul Ghafar is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside and Balochistan, where 0 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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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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- 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 Abdul Ghafar
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