Gafaar Surname
Approximately 2,498 people bear this surname
Gafaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,739 | 1:52,867 | 5,115 |
| Pakistan | 332 | 1:538,084 | 8,977 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Gafaar (235) may also be a first name.
Gafaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafaar (Hindi: गफाार, Marathi: गफार) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafaar? popularity and diffusion
Gafaar is the 172,234th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,917,352 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Gafaar are found; 70 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 584,346th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 235 people.
The last name Gafaar is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,739 people, or 1 in 52,867. Apart from Egypt Gafaar occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafaar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafaar in the Marathi language | ||
| गफार | gaphara | 53.33 |
| गफफार | gaphaphara | 13.33 |
| गफअर | gapha'ara | 13.33 |
| गफ़ारार | gafarara | 6.67 |
| अकादर | akadara | 6.67 |
| गाफअर | gapha'ara | 6.67 |
| Gafaar in the Hindi language | ||
| गफाार | gaphaara | 25 |
| गफार | gaphara | 25 |
| गफ़फार | gafaphara | 25 |
| गप्फार | gapphara | 25 |
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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 Gafaar
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