Gahaffar Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gahaffar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gahaffar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahaffar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gahaffar is found most in Pakistan. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahaffar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Gahaffar is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Gahaffar are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Sindh, where 20 percent live and Balochistan, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.
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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 Gahaffar
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