Gafhar Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gafhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gafhar (92) may also be a first name.
Gafhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafhar (Hindi: गफफार, Marathi: गफार) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafhar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gafhar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gafhar is also the 992,070th most frequent first name globally It is held by 92 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,767,125. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 70 percent reside, Sindh, where 17 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafhar in the Hindi language | ||
| गफफार | gaphaphara | - |
| Gafhar in the Marathi language | ||
| गफार | gaphara | 66.67 |
| हार | hara | 16.67 |
| गफफार | gaphaphara | 8.33 |
| अगफार | agaphara | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Gafhar
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