Gafar Surname

7,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Gafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan22,4001:1,675245
Pakistan13,6561:13,082893
India7,5811:101,1836,636
Egypt6,9251:13,2761,583
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Nigeria5,1921:34,1182,799
Indonesia4,1071:32,2013,784
Saudi Arabia2,7431:11,2491,553
Malaysia6231:47,3423,772
Romania3121:64,3527,739
Turkey1301:598,62632,242
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Brunei741:5,659809
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Qatar441:53,5915,826
England421:1,326,62059,571
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Guyana281:27,2223,043
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Greece161:692,48777,522
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Djibouti91:101,659734
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
China31:455,773,85521,925
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Gafar (38,906) may also be a first name.

Gafar Last Name Facts

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

Gafar (Arabic: غافر, Bengali: গফার, Hindi: गफार, Marathi: गफार, Oriya: ଗଫାର, Russian: Гафар) occurs most in Sudan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,987th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 102,598 people. The last name Gafar occurs mostly 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 commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 38,906 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 22,400 people, or 1 in 1,675. Beside Sudan it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

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% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffar9165,580/
Gaafar9140,099/
Ghafar9138,135/
Gafaar912,498/
Gapfar91526/
Gahfar91179/
Gatfar91155/
Gafare9193/
Gafarr9130/
Gafhar9125/
Gasfar9113/
Gaufar9111/
Ga'far919/
Gafaur917/
Gafair917/
Gayfar914/
Gafear913/
Gafart913/
Gafard913/
Gajfar912/
Gafahr912/
Gafarp911/
Hgafar911/
Gazfar911/
Gadfar911/
Gafgar911/
Ggafar911/
Gaefar911/
Gaifar911/
Afar894,606/
Ghaffar83212,945/
Ghafaar831,192/
Gaffard83407/
Gaaffar83284/
Ghafare83119/
Gahffar8356/
Gaphfar8346/
Gaffare8345/
Gaffaar8343/
Gahafar8325/
Gahfaar8316/
Ghaafar8312/
Ghazfar8310/
Ghafear837/
Ghafhar836/
Gaafare833/
Gaffhar833/
Gghafar833/
Ghafaur833/
Ghafair832/
Gaffaur832/
Gaffair832/
Hgaffar832/
Gajjfar831/
Gafhaar831/
Gaafaar831/
Gafaire831/
Ghafarr831/
Ghaufar831/
Ghafasr831/
Ghahfar831/
Gahfarr831/
Gafahar831/
Ghadfar831/
Ghaefar831/
Ghafatr831/
Gafaaar831/
Gaffatr831/
Gafffar831/
Asfar8024,468/
Gofar803,267/
Azfar803,029/
Hafar802,932/
Gafor80861/
Afare80709/
Affar80619/
Aufar80124/
Ajfar80112/
Aafar8099/
Gefar8066/
Ayfar8034/
Awfar8026/
Afair8023/
Afhar8021/
Afasr8016/
Ahfar8015/
Adfar8012/
Aifar8010/
Afard8010/
Afarh8010/
Afarr807/
Afarz807/
Afaar804/
Atfar802/
Afart802/
Afaur801/
Aïfar801/
Ghaffaar7728/
Gahaffar7718/
Ghafffar7717/
Ghaaffar774/
Ghaffarr774/
Ghaffare773/
Ghhaffar772/
Gahffaar772/
Gafarowa772/
Ghaffair771/
Ghaffard771/
Ghaffarz771/
Ghadffar771/
Gghaffar771/
Ghafahar771/
Gafoor7350,777/
Ghofar735,247/
Haffar735,098/
Gofare734,113/
Goffar733,287/
Ghafor732,249/
Gaphar731,587/
Gafour731,141/
Gaffor73921/
Hafare73654/
Affare73638/
Ngafor73372/
Assfar73206/
Ashfar73199/
Asffar73172/
Afeare73128/
Asfard7390/
Geffar7334/
Gahfor7320/
Aufart7317/
Gafore7317/
Gofear7315/
Gayfor7315/
Ngofar7314/
Gofhar7312/
Hajfar7312/
Hasfar7311/
Haafar7311/
Gofard739/
Gafuor737/
Godfar737/
Gofart736/
Atfare736/
Gaford736/
Gafhor736/
Achfar735/
Affair734/
Ahafar734/
Ajfair734/
Afaire734/
Gohfar734/
Gahvar733/
Gofaar733/
Goofar733/
Hafarh733/
Asfhar733/
Gopfar732/
Hafard732/
Asfair732/
Aafare732/
Afardh732/
Aufair732/
Azffar732/
Asfaar732/
Aajfar731/
Hafarz731/
Afahar731/
Affart731/
Afhare731/
Affard731/
Gafort731/
Hgafor731/
Hhafar731/
Gazfor731/
Gofair731/
Gofarh731/
Gaifor731/
Aafaur731/
Afarre731/
Aszfar731/
Ayfard731/
Aaffar731/
Asfart731/
Azfare731/
Hatfar731/
Haifar731/
Awfard730/
Hafart730/
Gasfor730/
Gaffarova716,718/
Gayfarova715/
Ghafarová711/
Ghafarova711/
Ghaffaaar711/
Ghafoor67241,423/
Gaffoor675,866/
Afor674,069/
Gafford673,588/
Ghafour672,746/
Goffart672,225/
Ghaffor672,060/
Gaffour671,988/
Goffard67948/
Aufaure67468/
Gayford67451/
Gatford67356/
Ghoffar67339/
Ghafore67169/
Gaafour67116/
Affaire67100/
Auffart6766/
Gaffore6765/
Ofar6758/
Eafeare6737/
Gahfour6734/
Gafhoor6729/
Gaphare6726/
Göpfart6722/
Afarova6715/
Nggofar6712/
Hgafoor6712/
Gahavar679/
Gafoore679/
Gadfour679/
Gasford678/
Gahuvar678/
Ghoofar677/
Ghoufar676/
Gahffor676/
Gafoorp675/
Ghaphar675/
Gayffor675/
Gaufoor675/
Gavahar674/
Ghaforr674/
Gafoure674/
Gaafoor674/
Gaphhar673/
Gafoort673/
Haffart673/
Haffard673/
Gopfart673/
Ngaffor673/
Gaphaar672/
Gahafor672/
Gaiford671/
Gawford671/
Ngafoor671/
Hasfare671/
Gapfoor671/
Gaphart671/
Gadfoor671/
Gofarth671/
Gooffar671/
Govahar671/
Ashfair671/
Gaffort671/
Gayfore671/
Ghafuor671/
Gafoord671/
Hgaffor671/
Haifard671/
Haaffar671/
Ghadfor671/
Gaifort671/
Assffar671/
Haffaar671/
Hayffar671/
Ghatfor671/
Gahfore671/
Ghhafor671/
Gaforth670/
Goffarr670/
Gadford670/
Gaufort670/
Heafart670/

Gafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafar in the Hindi language
गफारgaphara91.39
गफरgaphara5.19
गफ़रgafara0.84
गफ़ारgafara0.33
गफ़ारgafara0.05
Gafar in the Marathi language
गफारgaphara88.3
गफरgaphara4.34
गफ़ारgafara1.59
फ़ारfara0.75
आतारatara0.42
गपारgapara0.25
आजरajara0.08
जाफ़रjafara0.08
गफ़रgafara0.08
ग़फ़ारgafara0.08
गफ़ूरgafura0.08
गालारgalara0.08
Gafar in the Bengali language
গফারgaphara75
গফরgaphara25
Gafar in the Oriya language
ଗଫାରgaphara71.7
ଗଫରgaphara18.87
ଗାଫାରgaphara3.77
ଗଫର୍gaphar1.89
Gafar in the Russian language
Гафарgafar-
Gafar in the Arabic language
غافرghafr-

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