Gafir Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Gafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India941:8,160,270170,569
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Gafir (298) may also be a first name.

Gafir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gafir (Hindi: गफीर, Marathi: गाफीर, Russian: Гафир) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,403,590th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Gafir occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gafir reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gafir is also the 510,666th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 298 people.

The last name Gafir is most common in India, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 8,160,270. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 60 percent are found, Bihar, where 26 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafir913,042/
Gaffir9121/
Gafair917/
Gafire913/
Gafuir913/
Gafior911/
Gahfir911/
Gafier911/
Afir892,692/
Gaffier83135/
Gaufier8358/
Gayfior8324/
Ghaafir8312/
Ghafair832/
Ghaffir832/
Gaffair832/
Gaifier832/
Ghafier832/
Gaffior831/
Gafaire831/
Ghafior831/
Ghafire831/
Gafer8012,104/
Ahfir801,558/
Aafir801,078/
Gofir80386/
Hafir80292/
Asfir8068/
Afair8023/
Afire8015/
Gafre8015/
Aifir8010/
Affir806/
Afhir806/
Gefir804/
Afier801/
Afior801/
Gauffier77236/
Gaiffier77164/
Gafirova7712/
Gayffier775/
Ghaffair771/
Gaffer7311,849/
Gaafer737,515/
Ghofir731,080/
Ghafre73881/
Gayfer73433/
Gafeer73294/
Gafert73220/
Ghafer73133/
Gahfer73133/
G'Afer7344/
Gaufer7342/
Afeire7328/
Gaifer739/
Gaefer739/
Gaphir738/
Gaufre738/
Gaffre736/
Gofuir735/
Gasfer734/
Affair734/
Ajfair734/
Afaire734/
Gaferr734/
Gafear733/
Ashfir733/
Asfair732/
Aufair732/
Ahafir732/
Hafier731/
Gofier731/
Gazfer731/
Gofair731/
Gafere731/
Achfir731/
Affier731/
Ahfire731/
Ga'fer731/
Hafird731/
Haifir731/
Afer672,150/
Afre671,558/
Ofir671,215/
Gauffre67820/
Ghoufir67205/
Ghafeer67200/
Gahafer67182/
Affaire67100/
Ghaffer6790/
Gaffert6743/
Goufier6736/
Gasfert6731/
Gauffer6717/
Nggofir6714/
Goffier679/
Ghafear677/
Gaffere675/
Gaaffer674/
Gaipher673/
Afuirre672/
Godfird672/
Afirova671/
Haufier671/
Gaferth671/
Ashfair671/
Ashfire671/
Gheffir671/
Geffier671/
Goifier671/
Gahffer671/
Gaiffer671/
Gaitfer671/
Affeire671/
Gaffeer671/
Afjr671/
Gafferd670/
Gafferr670/
Haafier670/
Gapfert670/
Gaffger670/
Gofirth670/

Gafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafir in the Hindi language
गफीरgaphira46.6
गाफिरgaphira44.66
गफिरgaphira4.85
गफ़ीरgafira1.94
Gafir in the Marathi language
गाफीरgaphira42.11
गफीरgaphira31.58
गािफरgaiphara18.42
अगाफीरagaphira5.26
अमीरamira2.63
Gafir in the Russian language
Гафирgafir-

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Footnotes

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