Gafar Surname
Approximately 71,030 people bear this surname
Gafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 22,400 | 1:1,675 | 245 |
| Pakistan | 13,656 | 1:13,082 | 893 |
| India | 7,581 | 1:101,183 | 6,636 |
| Egypt | 6,925 | 1:13,276 | 1,583 |
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Nigeria | 5,192 | 1:34,118 | 2,799 |
| Indonesia | 4,107 | 1:32,201 | 3,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,743 | 1:11,249 | 1,553 |
| Malaysia | 623 | 1:47,342 | 3,772 |
| Romania | 312 | 1:64,352 | 7,739 |
| Turkey | 130 | 1:598,626 | 32,242 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Brunei | 74 | 1:5,659 | 809 |
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| Qatar | 44 | 1:53,591 | 5,826 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Guyana | 28 | 1:27,222 | 3,043 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Gafar (38,906) may also be a first name.
Gafar Demographics
Average Gafar Salary in
United States
$41,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafar (Arabic: غافر, Bengali: গফার, Hindi: गफार, Marathi: गफार, Oriya: ଗଫାର, Russian: Гафар) is found most frequently in Sudan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gafar is the 7,987th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 102,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Gafar live; 41 percent live in North Africa and 41 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 22,726th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 38,906 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is carried by 22,400 people, or 1 in 1,675. Outside of Sudan it exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Gafar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gafar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gafar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $43,883 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafar in the Hindi language | ||
| गफार | gaphara | 91.39 |
| गफर | gaphara | 5.19 |
| गफ़र | gafara | 0.84 |
| गफ़ार | gafara | 0.33 |
| गफ़ार | gafara | 0.05 |
| Gafar in the Marathi language | ||
| गफार | gaphara | 88.3 |
| गफर | gaphara | 4.34 |
| गफ़ार | gafara | 1.59 |
| फ़ार | fara | 0.75 |
| आतार | atara | 0.42 |
| गपार | gapara | 0.25 |
| आजर | ajara | 0.08 |
| जाफ़र | jafara | 0.08 |
| गफ़र | gafara | 0.08 |
| ग़फ़ार | gafara | 0.08 |
| गफ़ूर | gafura | 0.08 |
| गालार | galara | 0.08 |
| Gafar in the Bengali language | ||
| গফার | gaphara | 75 |
| গফর | gaphara | 25 |
| Gafar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଫାର | gaphara | 71.7 |
| ଗଫର | gaphara | 18.87 |
| ଗାଫାର | gaphara | 3.77 |
| ଗଫର୍ | gaphar | 1.89 |
| Gafar in the Russian language | ||
| Гафар | gafar | - |
| Gafar in the Arabic language | ||
| غافر | ghafr | - |
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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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- 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 Gafar
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