Ghafara Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ghafara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India51:153,413,076951,030

Ghafara (18) may also be a first name.

Ghafara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafara has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ghafara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghafara is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafara are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 18 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Balochistan, where 67 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffara935/
Ghafarai931/
Gafara92161/
Ghafarzai882/
Ghaffaara881/
Ghaffarah881/
Ghafari864,048/
Ghafary86230/
Ghafora86153/
Ghafare86119/
Gaffara8620/
Ghafera864/
Gafaara862/
Gasfara861/
Gafarat861/
Gafaroa861/
Ghafaro861/
Gafarga861/
Ghaffarzah823/
Ghaffarzai821/
Ghaffari80102,941/
Ghaffary80104/
Ghafoora8017/
Ghafarou8010/
Ghafoura808/
Ghaifari806/
Ghafaari804/
Ghafarri804/
Ghaffare803/
Ghafarie802/
Ghaffora802/
Ghafauri801/
Ghaffaro801/
Gahafari801/
Ghasfari801/
Ghazfary801/
Ghafairi801/
Ghafaree801/
Ghafares801/
Ghafhari801/
Ghaafari801/
Ghazfari801/
Hghafari801/
Gaafaray801/
Ghafarry801/
Gafari774,524/
Gafaro771,928/
Gafary77281/
Gafare7793/
Gafera7793/
Gafora774/
Gefara773/
Gofara771/
Ghaffaari7520/
Ghafaresh7511/
Ghaffarie757/
Ghaffaree753/
Ghaffarzi752/
Ghafarzoy752/
Gaffarass751/
Ghaffarou751/
Ghahafari751/
Hghaffari751/
Gaffari711,078/
Gafarou71298/
Ghafori71282/
Gaafary71251/
Ghafore71169/
Gaffaro71104/
Gafarot7169/
Ghofari7151/
Gaffare7145/
Ghafory7140/
Gafeira7138/
Gafoora7126/
Gaffary7125/
Gafahri7115/
Ghafeiratt719/
Goefara716/
Gafares715/
Ghofaro714/
Gahfari714/
Gafaary714/
Gaafare713/
Gapfari712/
Ghaforo712/
Gafaris712/
Gafayri712/
Ngafari712/
Gafaree712/
Ghaffarieh711/
Godfara711/
Gafaire711/
Gafaari711/
Goufara711/
Ghaffarest711/
Gahfora711/
Gaifaro711/
Gafarih711/
Gafarro711/
Gafarey711/
Gafarii711/
Gafoura711/
Ghafouri6737,601/
Ghafoury675,520/
Ghafoori672,365/
Ghoffari67494/
Ghafoory6771/
Ngafoura6756/
Gaffarou6722/
Gofaradh6716/
Ghofaroh6714/
Ghafoore6710/
Gapharas679/
Ghaffori675/
Ghaffory673/
Ghaphari672/
Ghaforri671/
Gafarych671/
Gaffaari671/
Gaffaree671/
Gaffarey671/
Ghafoorâ671/
Ghaforee671/
Ghaforeh671/
Ghaforez671/
Gahffari671/
Gaaffari671/
Ghoufari671/
Ghaforgi671/
Gafferaj670/
Gaffarry670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghafara
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