Ganjafar Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ganjafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganjafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ganjafar (16) may also be a first name.

Ganjafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganjafar (Hindi: गंजफर, Marathi: गंजफर) is found most in Iran. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganjafar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganjafar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ganjafar is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Ganjafar is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 50 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Iran it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anjafar931/
Ganzafar883/
Anjaffar881/
Ghanzafar8269/
Ganjaphar821/
Ghansafar821/
Ghanzaffar782/
Aniafor6788/
Anyafor673/
Ghamshadfar631/
Anijiofor59187/
Anajiofor5911/
Anujiofor592/
Anijioffor562/
Ognejiofor561/
Aniofor5310/

Ganjafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganjafar in the Hindi language
गंजफरganjaphara75
गनजफरganajaphara25
Ganjafar in the Marathi language
गंजफरganjaphara75
गजंफरgajamphara25

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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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  • 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 Ganjafar
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