Gafatar Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Gafatar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gafatar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran641:1,199,72751,798
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gafatar (12) may also be a first name.

Gafatar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafatar (Hindi: गफतार, Marathi: गफतार) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafatar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gafatar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gafatar is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename globally, held by 12 people.

The last name Gafatar is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 1,199,727. In Iran Gafatar is most numerous in: Bushehr Province, where 72 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 14 percent are found and Fars Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Iran Gafatar exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafatare93604/
Afatar92292/
Afatarh867/
Afatare862/
Aafatar861/
Afattar861/
Afathare8010/
Aphatar7129/
Ofator621/
Gofotor5751/
Ofotare5723/
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Gafatar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafatar in the Hindi language
गफतारgaphatara-
Gafatar in the Marathi language
गफतारgaphatara50
गफकारgaphakara50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gafatar
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