Gafran Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Gafran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Pakistan | 127 | 1:1,406,645 | 15,724 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Gafran (903) may also be a first name.
Gafran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafran (Arabic: غفران, Hindi: गफरान, Marathi: गफरान) is found most in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafran? popularity and diffusion
Gafran is the 855,216th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. Gafran occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Gafran reside; 48 percent reside in North Africa and 48 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 270,077th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 903 people.
The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Beside Egypt it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 40 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafran in the Hindi language | ||
| गफरान | gapharana | 51.06 |
| गफरन | gapharana | 40.43 |
| गाफरान | gapharana | 2.13 |
| गफ्रान | gaphrana | 2.13 |
| नसीर | nasira | 2.13 |
| गुफरान | gupharana | 2.13 |
| Gafran in the Marathi language | ||
| गफरान | gapharana | 25 |
| गफ़रान | gafarana | 25 |
| गफ़रन | gafarana | 25 |
| गुफरान | gupharana | 25 |
| Gafran in the Arabic language | ||
| غفران | ghfran | - |
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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 Gafran
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