Ghafar Surname

14,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ghafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan32,1221:5,561508
Malaysia3,6661:8,045960
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Indonesia2601:508,65141,493
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
England1761:316,58023,688
Brunei1481:2,829491
Iran1221:629,36534,390
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
India581:13,225,265229,403
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ghafar (9,431) may also be a first name.

Ghafar Last Name Facts

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

Ghafar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﻔﺎﺭ, Hindi: ग़फार, Marathi: गफार) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ghafar.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,612th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,099 people. The last name Ghafar occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghafar live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghafar is also the 63,739th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,431 people.

Ghafar is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 32,122 people, or 1 in 5,561. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 46 percent reside, Sindh, where 21 percent reside and Balochistan, where 17 percent reside. Other than Pakistan Ghafar exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Ghafar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghafar last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ghafar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning $71,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $45,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffar92212,945/
Ghafaar921,192/
Ghafare92119/
Gahafar9225/
Ghaafar9212/
Ghazfar9210/
Ghafear927/
Ghafhar926/
Gghafar923/
Ghafaur923/
Ghafair922/
Ghafarr921/
Ghaufar921/
Ghafasr921/
Ghahfar921/
Ghadfar921/
Ghaefar921/
Ghafatr921/
Ghafgar921/
Gafar9171,030/
Ghaffaar8628/
Gahaffar8618/
Ghafffar8617/
Ghaaffar864/
Ghaffarr864/
Ghaffare863/
Ghhaffar862/
Ghjaffar862/
Gjhaffar861/
Ghaffair861/
Ghaffard861/
Ghaffarz861/
Ghadffar861/
Gghaffar861/
Ghafahar861/
Gaffar8365,580/
Gaafar8340,099/
Ghofar835,247/
Gafaar832,498/
Ghafor832,249/
Gapfar83526/
Gahfar83179/
Gatfar83155/
Gafare8393/
Gafarr8330/
Gasfar8313/
Gaufar8311/
Ga'far839/
Gafaur837/
Gafair837/
Gayfar834/
Gohfar834/
Gafear833/
Gafart833/
Gafard833/
Gajfar832/
Gafahr832/
Gjafar831/
Gafarp831/
Hgafar831/
Gazfar831/
Gadfar831/
Gafgar831/
Ggafar831/
Gaefar831/
Gaifar831/
Ghafarová801/
Ghafarova801/
Ghaffaaar801/
Ghafoor77241,423/
Ghafour772,746/
Ghaffor772,060/
Gaffard77407/
Ghoffar77339/
Gaaffar77284/
Ghafore77169/
Gahffar7756/
Gaphfar7746/
Gaffare7745/
Gaffaar7743/
Gahfaar7716/
Gahavar779/
Ghoofar777/
Ghoufar776/
Ghaphar775/
Ghaforr774/
Gaafare773/
Gaphaar772/
Gaffaur772/
Gahafor772/
Gjaffar772/
Gaffair772/
Hgaffar772/
Gajjfar771/
Gafhaar771/
Gaafaar771/
Gafaire771/
Ghafuor771/
Ghadfor771/
Gahfarr771/
Gafahar771/
Ghatfor771/
Gafaaar771/
Gaffatr771/
Gafffar771/
Ghhafor771/
Gofar733,267/
Gafor73861/
Gefar7366/
Ghaffour713,299/
Ghaffoor711,277/
Ghafoore7110/
Ghasfoor7110/
Gahafoor719/
Ghaafoor715/
Ghafgoor714/
Ghaufoor713/
Gghafoor713/
Ghgafoor712/
Ghhafoor712/
Gahffaar712/
Gafarowa712/
Ghazfoor711/
Gjhafoor711/
Ghafootr711/
Ghooffar711/
Ghjafoor711/
Gahaffor711/
Gahaphar711/
Hghafoor711/
Gafoor6750,777/
Gaffarova676,718/
Gofare674,113/
Goffar673,287/
Gaphar671,587/
Gafour671,141/
Gaffor67921/
Ngafor67372/
Ghofor67117/
Geffar6734/
Gafhar6725/
Gahfor6720/
Gophar6717/
Gafore6717/
Gofear6715/
Gayfor6715/
Ngofar6714/
Ghaffoore6713/
Gofhar6712/
Gofard679/
Gafuor677/
Godfar677/
Gofart676/
Gaford676/
Gafhor676/
Gayfarova675/
Gahvar673/
Gofaar673/
Goofar673/
Gopfar672/
Ghaphphar671/
Gafort671/
Hgafor671/
Gazfor671/
Gofair671/
Gofarh671/
Ghahafoor671/
Gaifor671/
Ghjaffour671/
Ghaffoorr671/
Gasfor670/

Ghafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghafar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﻔﺎﺭalqfar-
Ghafar in the Hindi language
ग़फारgaphara-
Ghafar in the Marathi language
गफारgaphara83.33
अघफारaghaphara16.67

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