Abdulgafar Surname

178,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdulgafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdulgafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7331:102,2176,917
Philippines3791:267,11939,259
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
India391:19,668,343291,059
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abdulgafar (6,076) may also be a first name.

Abdulgafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdulgafar (Hindi: अब्दुलगफार, Marathi: दुलगफार) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulgafar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,423rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,044,088 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Abdulgafar reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 84,980th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 6,076 people.

Abdulgafar is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,733 people, or 1 in 102,217. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kwara, where 26 percent live, Niger, where 15 percent live and Oyo, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdulgafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdulgafar in the Marathi language
दुलगफारdulagaphara68.97
दूलगफरdulagaphara17.24
दुलगंफरdulagamphara3.45
अबडुलगुफारabadulaguphara3.45
अबडुलगाफारabadulagaphara3.45
दुलगफरdulagaphara3.45
Abdulgafar in the Hindi language
अब्दुलगफारabdulagaphara68.83
अब़्दुलगफारabadulagaphara27.27
अब्दुलगफरabdulagaphara2.6
अब्दूलगफारabdulagaphara1.3

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