Gafari Surname

103,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2391:54,6914,157
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Pakistan1611:1,109,58913,766
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Benin711:145,57215,253
France601:1,107,045119,335
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Gafari (5,901) may also be a first name.

Gafari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafari (Bengali: গাফারী, Hindi: गफारी, Marathi: गफारी, Oriya: ଗଫାରି, Russian: Гафари) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 103,845th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,610,863 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gafari are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gafari is also the 86,626th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 5,901 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,239 people, or 1 in 54,691. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Osun, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 16 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.

Gafari Last Name Statistics demography

Gafari earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafari924,048/
Gaffari921,078/
Gafahri9215/
Gahfari924/
Gapfari922/
Gafaris922/
Gafayri922/
Ngafari922/
Gafaari921/
Gafarih921/
Gafarii921/
Afari9124,730/
Ghaffari86102,941/
Ghaifari866/
Ghafaari864/
Ghafarri864/
Ghafarie862/
Ghafauri861/
Gahafari861/
Gaffaari861/
Ghasfari861/
Ghafairi861/
Ghafarai861/
Ghafhari861/
Ghaafari861/
Ghazfari861/
Gahffari861/
Hghafari861/
Gaaffari861/
Asfari831,562/
Gefari831,452/
Affari83747/
Hafari83512/
Afhari83420/
Afarid83334/
Gafary83281/
Azfari83213/
Gafara83161/
Gofari83128/
Gafare8393/
Afasri8345/
Afarij8336/
Afahri8328/
Gafori8328/
Afarit8326/
Afgari8320/
Apfari8316/
Afaris8316/
Afaari839/
Gaferi839/
Aafari836/
Adfari833/
Afatri833/
Afairi833/
Aifari833/
Afarie832/
Ahfari832/
Aufari832/
Afarip831/
Ajfari831/
Afariy831/
Afarri831/
Atfari831/
Afargi831/
Ghaffaari8020/
Ghaffarie807/
Ghaffarzi802/
Ghafarzai802/
Ghahafari801/
Hghaffari801/
Haffari77729/
Ghafori77282/
Gaafary77251/
Ghafary77230/
Ghafare77119/
Asfarid77102/
Gaffori7784/
Ghefari7764/
Ghofari7751/
Hasfari7750/
Gaffare7745/
Ghaferi7741/
Gaforio7736/
Haafari7734/
Ghafara7726/
Gaffary7725/
Ajzfari7725/
Gafouri7723/
Ashfari7722/
Gaffara7720/
Aasfari7720/
Hajfari7716/
Ajfariz7713/
Ngofari7710/
Gaphari779/
Gafoori776/
Afarait776/
Gafares775/
Gafferi775/
Hafairi775/
Assfari774/
Afharri774/
Goffari774/
Gafaary774/
Gaafare773/
Asfhari772/
Affhari772/
Asfairi772/
Gafaara772/
Gaiferi772/
Gafaree772/
Affaris772/
Gafaroa771/
Haifari771/
Afaraij771/
Affarri771/
Geffari771/
Gafaire771/
Hayfari771/
Godfari771/
Hafauri771/
Gaforih771/
Ahfarri771/
Afariss771/
Affairi771/
Asfarai771/
Asfarri771/
Gafarey771/
Hafatri771/
Azfaris771/
Afearie771/
Afahari771/
Ghaffarieh751/
Ghaffarzai751/
Afara732,711/
Afare73709/
Afori73147/
Afary7339/
Ofari7316/
Ghafouri7137,601/
Ghafoori712,365/
Ghoffari71494/
Gafforio71187/
Ghaffary71104/
Ghaffara715/
Ghaffori715/
Afarrich715/
Hashfari713/
Ghafuiri713/
Ghaffare713/
Ghafferi712/
Ghaphari712/
Ghaforri711/
Gafarych711/
Gaffaree711/
Gaffarey711/
Ghazfary711/
Gouffari711/
Ngafouri711/
Hajjfari711/
Hajsfari711/
Goodfari711/
Ghafaree711/
Ghafares711/
Ghaferri711/
Gahffori711/
Gaiferri711/
Aashfari711/
Hgafouri711/
Gaafaray711/
Ghafarry711/
Gafoorip711/
Gahfouri711/
Ghoufari711/
Ghaforgi711/
Gaffarry710/
Afaroj6711,262/
Gofare674,113/
Afouri67663/
Hafare67654/
Affare67638/
Affara67367/
Affori67184/
Afaraj67151/
Afeare67128/
Asfary67110/
Afaret6784/
Ofarie6770/
Afairy6752/
Afaray6741/
Affary6730/
Aphari6729/
Afaruj6728/
Oufari6725/
Gafore6717/
Afarej6715/
Ghaffouri6715/
Afared6715/
Hafara6713/
Ahvari6711/
Ghafaresh6711/
Hofari6710/
Afares6710/
Gefary6710/
Ghaffoori679/
Goferi678/
Aforis676/
Atfare676/
Hafary675/
Aforgi675/
Ofarri674/
Gafora674/
Afaire674/
Gaphphari673/
Aforij673/
Ofarei673/
Afeara673/
Ghaffaree673/
Azfary673/
Aafare672/
Gafory672/
Ghafarzoy672/
Ghouffari672/
Ofario671/
Eyfari671/
Ghadfoori671/
Gafery671/
Afarez671/
Afaroa671/
Afhare671/
Afarra671/
Aforio671/
Aforie671/
Afaara671/
Afarés671/
Ofarii671/
Gefare671/
Gofara671/
Gafere671/
Afuori671/
Ajfara671/
Afarea671/
Afareh671/
Afarge671/
Afarre671/
Ghafoorii671/
Ghaferieh671/
Afaira671/
Azfare671/
Ghaffaara671/

Gafari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafari in the Bengali language
গাফারীgaphari-
Gafari in the Oriya language
ଗଫାରିgaphari-
Gafari in the Marathi language
गफारीgaphari91.07
अगफरीagaphari5.36
गफारीारgaphariara3.57
Gafari in the Hindi language
गफारीgaphari76.92
गफरीgaphari15.38
गाफारीgaphari7.69
Gafari in the Russian language
Гафариgafari-

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