Gaffar Surname

8,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Sudan

Gaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh17,5731:9,068779
Sudan14,0001:2,679381
India13,8341:55,4483,806
Pakistan7,2671:24,5831,306
Indonesia3,7301:35,4564,137
Saudi Arabia2,9021:10,6331,467
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Malaysia3871:76,2125,443
England3741:148,97914,256
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Nigeria2331:760,26934,383
South Africa1591:340,74031,565
United Arab Emirates1231:74,4906,943
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Turkey611:1,275,76153,024
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Guyana581:13,1421,824
Trinidad and Tobago571:23,9292,651
Canada511:722,46357,796
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Oman41:921,9937,313
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gaffar (52,810) may also be a first name.

Gaffar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaffar (Hindi: गफ्फार, Marathi: गफार, Oriya: ଗଫାର, Russian: Гаффар) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,668th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 111,125 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Gaffar live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,669th most common first name globally, held by 52,810 people.

Gaffar is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 17,573 people, or 1 in 9,068. Other than Bangladesh this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 21 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.

Gaffar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaffar has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 18,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 24,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaffar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaffar surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gaffar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.9% less than the national average, earning R 195,108 per year; in United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning $45,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffar92212,945/
Gaffard92407/
Gaaffar92284/
Gahffar9256/
Gaffare9245/
Gaffaar9243/
Gaffhar923/
Gaffaur922/
Gaffair922/
Hgaffar922/
Gaffatr921/
Gafffar921/
Gafar9171,030/
Affar91619/
Ghaffaar8628/
Gahaffar8618/
Ghafffar8617/
Ghaaffar864/
Ghaffarr864/
Ghaffare863/
Ghhaffar862/
Gahffaar862/
Ghaffair861/
Ghaffard861/
Ghaffarz861/
Ghadffar861/
Gghaffar861/
Gaafar8340,099/
Ghafar8338,135/
Haffar835,098/
Goffar833,287/
Gafaar832,498/
Gaffor83921/
Affare83638/
Gapfar83526/
Gahfar83179/
Asffar83172/
Gatfar83155/
Gafare8393/
Geffar8334/
Gafarr8330/
Gafhar8325/
Gasfar8313/
Gaufar8311/
Ga'far839/
Gafaur837/
Gafair837/
Gayfar834/
Affair834/
Gafear833/
Gafart833/
Gafard833/
Gajfar832/
Gafahr832/
Azffar832/
Affart831/
Affard831/
Gafarp831/
Hgafar831/
Gazfar831/
Gadfar831/
Gafgar831/
Aaffar831/
Ggafar831/
Gaefar831/
Gaifar831/
Gaffarova806,718/
Afar804,606/
Ghaffaaar801/
Gaffoor775,866/
Gafford773,588/
Goffart772,225/
Ghaffor772,060/
Gaffour771,988/
Ghafaar771,192/
Goffard77948/
Ghoffar77339/
Ghafare77119/
Affaire77100/
Auffart7766/
Gaffore7765/
Gaphfar7746/
Gahafar7725/
Gahfaar7716/
Ghaafar7712/
Ghazfar7710/
Ghafear777/
Gahffor776/
Ghafhar776/
Gayffor775/
Haffart773/
Gaafare773/
Haffard773/
Gghafar773/
Ngaffor773/
Ghafaur773/
Ghafair772/
Gajjfar771/
Gafhaar771/
Gooffar771/
Gaafaar771/
Gaffort771/
Gafaire771/
Ghafarr771/
Ghaufar771/
Hgaffor771/
Haaffar771/
Ghafasr771/
Ghahfar771/
Gahfarr771/
Gafahar771/
Assffar771/
Haffaar771/
Hayffar771/
Ghadfar771/
Ghaefar771/
Ghafatr771/
Gafaaar771/
Goffarr770/
Asfar7324,468/
Gofar733,267/
Azfar733,029/
Hafar732,932/
Gafor73861/
Afare73709/
Affor73384/
Aufar73124/
Ajfar73112/
Aafar7399/
Gefar7366/
Ayfar7334/
Offar7330/
Awfar7326/
Afair7323/
Afhar7321/
Afasr7316/
Ahfar7315/
Adfar7312/
Aifar7310/
Afard7310/
Afarh7310/
Afarr737/
Afarz737/
Afaar734/
Atfar732/
Afart732/
Afaur731/
Aïfar731/
Ghaffour713,299/
Ghaffoor711,277/
Auffarth71467/
Auffahrt7177/
Gafarowa712/
Ayffarth711/
Gofffart711/
Ghooffar711/
Gahaffor711/
Ghafahar711/
Gafffoor711/
Gaiffour710/
Gafoor6750,777/
Gafforova679,816/
Ghofar675,247/
Gofare674,113/
Ghafor672,249/
Gaphar671,587/
Gafour671,141/
Afford67711/
Hafare67654/
Ngafor67372/
Assfar67206/
Ashfar67199/
Afeare67128/
Hoffar67107/
Asfard6790/
Gopffarth6775/
Goffor6741/
Göpffarth6727/
Offard6724/
Affore6722/
Affour6720/
Gahfor6720/
Haffarova6719/
Aufart6717/
Gafore6717/
Haffor6716/
Gofear6715/
Gayfor6715/
Ngofar6714/
Affort6713/
Ghaffoore6713/
Gofhar6712/
Hajfar6712/
Hasfar6711/
Haafar6711/
Gofard679/
Gafuor677/
Godfar677/
Gofart676/
Atfare676/
Gaford676/
Gafhor676/
Gayfarova675/
Ouffar675/
Achfar675/
Ahafar674/
Ajfair674/
Afaire674/
Gohfar674/
Goffarova673/
Gahvar673/
Haffarová673/
Gofaar673/
Goofar673/
Hafarh673/
Asfhar673/
Gopfar672/
Hafard672/
Asfair672/
Aafare672/
Afardh672/
Aufair672/
Gáffor672/
Asfaar672/
Aajfar671/
Hafarz671/
Afahar671/
Afhare671/
Geffor671/
Afforh671/
Afpfor671/
Gafort671/
Hgafor671/
Hhafar671/
Offart671/
Gazfor671/
Gofair671/
Gofarh671/
Göpffahrt671/
Ghafarová671/
Gaifor671/
Aafaur671/
Afarre671/
Aszfar671/
Auffahrth671/
Ayfard671/
Ghafarova671/
Asfart671/
Azfare671/
Ghaffoorr671/
Hatfar671/
Haifar671/
Awfard670/
Hafart670/
Offare670/
Gasfor670/

Gaffar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaffar in the Marathi language
गफारgaphara94.4
गफरgaphara4.11
गाफारgaphara0.21
गफ़ारgafara0.08
गाफरgaphara0.03
गफ़फ़ारgafafara0.02
गफ़ुरgafura0.02
गौहरgauhara0.02
गबरुgabaru0.01
गाफ़रgafara0.01
गफ़रgafara0.01
अगफ़ुरagafura0.01
गााराकgaaraka0.01
गकारgakara0.01
Gaffar in the Hindi language
गफ्फारgaphphara90.59
गफफारgaphaphara7.36
गफारgaphara0.16
गफ्फ़ारgaphfara0.1
गप्फारgapphara0.08
गफ़्फ़ारgaffara0.04
गफ़्फारgafphara0.03
गफ्पारgaphpara0.01
सन्तराsantara0.01
गफरgaphara0.01
गफ़़़्फ़ारgafafara0.01
गफ़़्फ़ारgafafara0.01
गफ़्फरgafphara0.01
Gaffar in the Oriya language
ଗଫାରgaphara84.62
ଗାଫାରgaphara7.69
ଗାଫାର୍gaphar3.85
ଗଫାର୍gaphar3.85
Gaffar in the Russian language
Гаффарgaffar-

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