Gaafar Surname

13,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

Gaafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt19,2501:4,776628
Sudan18,2001:2,061296
Saudi Arabia2,2261:13,8621,957
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar561:42,1074,399
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India91:85,229,487684,495
Austria91:946,15970,786
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Oman51:737,5946,889
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Gaafar (10,258) may also be a first name.

Gaafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaafar (Marathi: गफर) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gaafar.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaafar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,908th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 181,739 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gaafar are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 60,220th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 10,258 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 19,250 people, or 1 in 4,776. Excluding Egypt it is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 45 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Gaafar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaafar surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Gaafar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $41,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $53,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaaffar92284/
Gahafar9225/
Ghaafar9212/
Gaafare923/
Gaafaar921/
Gafar9171,030/
Aafar9199/
Gahaffar8618/
Ghaaffar864/
Gaffar8365,580/
Ghafar8338,135/
Gafaar832,498/
Gapfar83526/
Gahfar83179/
Gatfar83155/
Gafare8393/
Gafarr8330/
Gafhar8325/
Gasfar8313/
Gaufar8311/
Haafar8311/
Ga'far839/
Gafaur837/
Gafair837/
Gayfar834/
Ahafar834/
Gafear833/
Gafart833/
Gafard833/
Aafare832/
Gajfar832/
Gafahr832/
Aajfar831/
Gafarp831/
Hgafar831/
Gazfar831/
Gadfar831/
Gafgar831/
Aafaur831/
Aaffar831/
Ggafar831/
Gaefar831/
Gaifar831/
Afar804,606/
Ghaffar77212,945/
Ghafaar771,192/
Gaffard77407/
Ghafare77119/
Gaafour77116/
Gahffar7756/
Gaphfar7746/
Gaffare7745/
Gaffaar7743/
Gahfaar7716/
Ghazfar7710/
Gahavar779/
Ghafear777/
Ghafhar776/
Gavahar774/
Gaafoor774/
Gaffhar773/
Gghafar773/
Ghafaur773/
Gaphaar772/
Ghafair772/
Gaffaur772/
Gahafor772/
Gaffair772/
Hgaffar772/
Gajjfar771/
Gafhaar771/
Gafaire771/
Ghafarr771/
Ghaufar771/
Haaffar771/
Ghafasr771/
Ghahfar771/
Gahfarr771/
Gafahar771/
Ghadfar771/
Ghaefar771/
Ghafatr771/
Gafaaar771/
Gaffatr771/
Gafffar771/
Asfar7324,468/
Gofar733,267/
Azfar733,029/
Hafar732,932/
Gafor73861/
Afare73709/
Affar73619/
Aufar73124/
Ajfar73112/
Gefar7366/
Aafor7352/
Ayfar7334/
Awfar7326/
Afair7323/
Afhar7321/
Afasr7316/
Ahfar7315/
Adfar7312/
Aifar7310/
Afard7310/
Afarh7310/
Afarr737/
Afarz737/
Afaar734/
Atfar732/
Afart732/
Afaur731/
Aïfar731/
Ghafffar7117/
Gahafoor719/
Ghaafoor715/
Ghaffarr714/
Ghaffare713/
Ghhaffar712/
Gahffaar712/
Gafarowa712/
Gauvahar711/
Ghaffair711/
Ghaffard711/
Ghaffarz711/
Ghadffar711/
Gghaffar711/
Gahaffor711/
Gahaphar711/
Ghafahar711/
Gafoor6750,777/
Gaffarova676,718/
Ghofar675,247/
Haffar675,098/
Gofare674,113/
Goffar673,287/
Ghafor672,249/
Gaphar671,587/
Gafour671,141/
Gaffor67921/
Hafare67654/
Affare67638/
Ngafor67372/
Assfar67206/
Ashfar67199/
Asffar67172/
Afeare67128/
Asfard6790/
Geffar6734/
Gahfor6720/
Aufart6717/
Gafore6717/
Avahar6716/
Ahavar6716/
Gofear6715/
Gayfor6715/
Ngofar6714/
Gofhar6712/
Hajfar6712/
Hasfar6711/
Gofard679/
Gafuor677/
Godfar677/
Gofart676/
Atfare676/
Gaford676/
Gafhor676/
Gayfarova675/
Achfar675/
Affair674/
Ajfair674/
Aafour674/
Afaire674/
Gohfar674/
Gahvar673/
Gofaar673/
Goofar673/
Hafarh673/
Asfhar673/
Gopfar672/
Hafard672/
Asfair672/
Afardh672/
Aufair672/
Azffar672/
Hafarz671/
Aaford671/
Afahar671/
Affart671/
Afhare671/
Affard671/
Gafort671/
Hgafor671/
Hhafar671/
Gazfor671/
Gofair671/
Gofarh671/
Ghafarová671/
Ghahafoor671/
Gaifor671/
Afarre671/
Aszfar671/
Ayfard671/
Ağafarova671/
Ghafarova671/
Asfart671/
Azfare671/
Ghaffaaar671/
Hatfar671/
Haifar671/
Awfard670/
Hafart670/
Gasfor670/

Gaafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaafar in the Marathi language
गफरgaphara-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaafar
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