Ghafar Surname
Approximately 38,135 people bear this surname
Ghafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 32,122 | 1:5,561 | 508 |
| Malaysia | 3,666 | 1:8,045 | 960 |
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| Indonesia | 260 | 1:508,651 | 41,493 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Brunei | 148 | 1:2,829 | 491 |
| Iran | 122 | 1:629,365 | 34,390 |
| United Arab Emirates | 116 | 1:78,985 | 7,143 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Ghafar (9,431) may also be a first name.
Ghafar Demographics
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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 in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafar? popularity and diffusion
Ghafar is the 14,612th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,099 people. Ghafar is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ghafar live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 63,739th most commonly held first name globally, held by 9,431 people.
Ghafar is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 32,122 people, or 1 in 5,561. In Pakistan Ghafar is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 46 percent live, Sindh, where 21 percent live and Balochistan, where 17 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.
Ghafar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ghafar last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the 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
Ghafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghafar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻘﻔﺎﺭ | alqfar | - |
| Ghafar in the Hindi language | ||
| ग़फार | gaphara | - |
| Ghafar in the Marathi language | ||
| गफार | gaphara | 83.33 |
| अघफार | aghaphara | 16.67 |
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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 Ghafar
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