Ghafaar Surname
Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname
Ghafaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,181 | 1:151,265 | 4,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghafaar (95) may also be a first name.
Ghafaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghafaar occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ghafaar.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafaar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 314,885th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. Ghafaar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafaar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghafaar is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 95 people.
Ghafaar is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,181 people, or 1 in 151,265. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 69 percent are found, Sindh, where 16 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ghafaar
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