Ghafari Surname
Approximately 4,048 people bear this surname
Ghafari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,045 | 1:37,546 | 4,415 |
| Pakistan | 365 | 1:489,435 | 8,521 |
| United States | 289 | 1:1,254,183 | 88,515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 106 | 1:364,449 | 32,370 |
| Afghanistan | 89 | 1:361,272 | 5,318 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1:234,878 | 9,056 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Ghafari (142) may also be a first name.
Ghafari Demographics
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Ghafari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafari Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghafari (Arabic: غفرى) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafari? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 114,217th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,800,283 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Ghafari reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 775,413th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 142 people.
The last name Ghafari is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 2,045 people, or 1 in 37,546. In Iran Ghafari is most common in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Iran this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Ghafari Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ghafari are 12.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.93% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ghafari earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.8% more than the national average, earning $63,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $55,274 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghafari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghafari in the Arabic language | ||
| غفرى | ghfry | - |
| غفري | ghfry | - |
| الغفري | alghfry | - |
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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 Ghafari
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