El Ghaffar Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Ghaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Ghaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6691:28,8511,895
Yemen1741:151,8707,522
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Jordan401:221,0619,827
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El Ghaffar Last Name Facts

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

El Ghaffar is more frequently found in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Ghaffar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,372nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,875,043 people. The last name El Ghaffar is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of El Ghaffar reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most frequent in Syria, where it is carried by 669 people, or 1 in 28,851. In Syria it is mostly concentrated in: Daraa Governorate, where 50 percent reside, Aleppo Governorate, where 44 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Syria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside.

El Ghaffar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the El Ghaffar surname is primarily Shiite (71%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elghaffar95277/
El Ghafar95245/
El Ghaffari952/
El-Ghaffar90122/
El Ghafary9088/
ul Ghaffar9032/
Al Ghaffar9022/
El Ghafari9018/
Elghaffary9010/
Elghaffari904/
El Gaffari901/
Elghafar89276/
El Gafar894/
Elghffar894/
El Ghfar891/
Al Ghaffari861,549/
El Ghafarya86339/
El Ghafarah86122/
A Elghaffar864/
A El Ghafar861/
El-Ghaffary861/
El Ghafry842,902/
Al Ghafar84388/
El Gafary84153/
ul Ghafar8431/
Alghaffar8410/
ul Gaffar849/
El Haqfar844/
Elghafary844/
El Ghafir843/
El-Ghafar841/
El Gafari841/
El Ghafri841/
El Gafaru841/
Elghafaar841/
Elgafar825/
Elghfar821/
Alghaffari80249/
El Ghifari80170/
El Ghafour80102/
Al-Ghaffar8012/
El Gaafary809/
Al Ghafari808/
El Khafari803/
El Ghifary803/
Al Ghaffor803/
Al Ghafair802/
El Gahfari802/
El Ghafiri802/
Alghaffaar801/
ul Ghaffor801/
El Khafary801/
El Ghefari801/
Al Ghaafar801/
Al Ghafwar801/
El Gaafari801/
ul Guhffar801/
Elgafary78337/
Algaffar78131/
Elgafare78122/
Elgafari787/
ul Gafar785/
Elghafry784/
Elghafer784/
Alghafar783/
Al Gafar782/
El Gafry782/
ul Ghfar782/
Elghafor781/
El Ghfrh781/
Elghafir781/
Elghafri781/
Al Ghafairy762/
Al Ghaafari761/
Al-Ghaffari761/
Al Ghafri745,239/
Al Ghafir74581/
Elgaafary74399/
Alghafari74269/
El Ghufur74183/
Algaffari7474/
Al Ghafry7467/
El Kafara7418/
Al-Gaffar7412/
Al Ghafor7412/
Al Ghafer748/
Elghifary747/
El-Ghafir746/
Al Khafar745/
Elghafour744/
Elghefari744/
El-Gafary744/
Alkhaffar742/
El Khafry742/
Elghafeer742/
El Ghevar741/
El Kafari741/
Ola Gafar741/
ul Ghafor741/
ul Ghufar741/
Al-Ghafar741/
ul Ghofar741/
Al Gafaar741/
Al Gafari741/
Al Gafary741/
ul Gaffor741/
Alghafare741/
El Gafery741/
Elghefare741/
Elgaafari741/
El Ghoufairi73672/
El Ghafraoui73307/
El Gaafarawy731/
Elgafry71153/
Algafar717/
Elgafer714/
Elghfer714/
Ulgafar711/
Alghfar711/
Algffar711/
Elgafre711/
Al Ghafoor704,277/
ul Ghafoor70110/
Alghiffary7062/
Al-Ghaafar7061/
El Khafour7048/
El Ghavour7032/
Al Ghifari7030/
Alghiffari7023/
Al Ghafour7023/
Al Ghifary7013/
Al-Ghafari709/
Al Ghaferi706/
El-Ghafour704/
El-Gaafary704/
Elgafarawy704/
Ali Ghafre703/
Alh Gafari702/
Ali Ghafor702/
El-Ghifary702/
Al-Khaffar701/
Alghafferi701/
El Aghfiri701/
Ali Ghafur701/
Al-Gaffari701/
Al Ghafeer701/
Aalghafari701/
El Ghefyry701/
Al Ghaafir701/
Alghafri671,775/
El Ghoufiri67445/
Algafari67262/
Algafary67163/
Al Khafairy6747/
Al Ghafouri6726/
Alghafry6715/
Alghafir6713/
Elghoufairi6712/
Al-Ghiffary6711/
Alghofar675/
Allgafar675/
Al Ghawafir675/
Al Qafar674/
Elgaafarawi674/
Elgafrey674/
Ali Gaffoor673/
Ali Ghafoor672/
Al Ghafoury672/
Elkhafer672/
Elkhefar671/
Elqafari671/
Al-Gafar671/
Alghafur671/
Alghafor671/
ul Gufar671/
ul Gafhr671/
ul Gafor671/
Elkafary671/
El Kafri671/
Al Gafra671/
Al Gafri671/
Al Gafur671/
Alguffar671/
Algafaar671/
Ali Gaffery671/
Alghafer671/
Al Ghfri671/
Elgaafarawy671/
Elgaafry671/

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