Ghafer Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ghafer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Yemen181:1,468,07212,178
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Ghafer (122) may also be a first name.

Ghafer Last Name Facts

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

Ghafer occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghafer is the 1,551,568th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Ghafer live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghafer is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 122 people.

Ghafer is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,466,097. In Pakistan Ghafer is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 48 percent live, Balochistan, where 38 percent live and Sindh, where 8 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 28 percent live and Yemen, where 14 percent live.

Ghafer Last Name Statistics demography

Ghafer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $59,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafeer92200/
Gahafer92182/
Ghaffer9290/
Ghafear927/
Ghafier922/
Gafer9112,104/
Ghafe911/
Gaffer8311,849/
Gaafer837,515/
Ghafir833,042/
Ghafre83881/
Gayfer83433/
Gafeer83294/
Gafert83220/
Gahfer83133/
G'Afer8344/
Gaufer8342/
Ghaife8336/
Ghofer8322/
Gaifer839/
Gaefer839/
Gasfer834/
Gaferr834/
Gafear833/
Ghafet833/
Ghafeh831/
Gazfer831/
Gjafer831/
Ghafee831/
Gafier831/
Gafere831/
Ghahfe831/
Ga'fer831/
Gafe8059/
Gaffier77135/
Gaufier7758/
Gaffert7743/
Gasfert7731/
Gauffer7717/
Ghaafir7712/
Gaffere775/
Ghafheh775/
Gaaffer774/
Ghafair772/
Ghaffir772/
Gaifier772/
Gaferth771/
Ghahfez771/
Ghafeez771/
Ghafior771/
Ghaifeh771/
Ghoffer771/
Ghasfeh771/
Gahffer771/
Gaiffer771/
Gaitfer771/
Ghafees771/
Ghafire771/
Gaffeer771/
Gafferd770/
Gafferr770/
Gapfert770/
Gaffger770/
Ghafi73559/
Gaffe73312/
Kgafe73178/
Gofer73165/
Gafir73155/
Ngafe73115/
Göfer73103/
Ghafa7396/
Gafie7357/
Gefer7354/
Gafre7315/
Gaufe7311/
Gaife735/
Gafez734/
Gafet733/
Gafeh732/
Ghofe731/
Gafey731/
Ghafy731/
Gadfe731/
Gafea731/
Gafei731/
Gafes730/
Gauffier71236/
Gaiffier71164/
Gayffier715/
Gaferova711/
Ghaffair711/
Gaisferd710/
Gaffey672,640/
Giefer671,166/
Gaffet671,161/
Gaiffe671,126/
Ghofir671,080/
Geffer67658/
Gopher67625/
Gapher67284/
Goffer67283/
Ngaufe67274/
Ghadfi67175/
Ghaffa67152/
Ghafai67147/
Gepfer67119/
Gaffez67101/
Gaffie6787/
Kgaffe6769/
Ghaffi6747/
Gofert6739/
Gaffee6727/
Gaffir6721/
Göpfer6719/
Gofear6715/
Ghayfa6714/
Ngaafe6712/
Goofer6710/
Ngafeh6710/
Gaufet6710/
Gaufre678/
Gafair677/
Gauffe677/
Ghafit677/
Gaffre676/
Godfer675/
Gofere675/
Ngaffe675/
Gafeez673/
Gafire673/
Gafuir673/
Ghafis673/
Ghatfi672/
Ghafaa672/
Göfert672/
Gafeph671/
Gafior671/
Ghatfy671/
Gofeer671/
Gofier671/
Ngafei671/
Gaifie671/
Gafeed671/
Gahfir671/
Gaffes671/
Ghafaj671/
Ghafid671/
Ghafiz671/
Ghaafi671/
Gahafa671/
Ghaifi671/
Gaafherhe671/
Goufer670/
Gopfer670/

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