Ghaffar Surname

2,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan185,4221:963152
Afghanistan8,9341:3,599379
Iran5,6971:13,4781,794
Egypt3,6301:25,3272,837
Saudi Arabia2,3061:13,3811,857
Malaysia1,5401:19,1521,814
India9961:770,14634,907
United Arab Emirates7041:13,0151,608
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
England6301:88,4419,589
United States4761:761,46859,318
Algeria3751:103,01715,196
Indonesia3731:354,55530,622
Iraq2461:142,3643,763
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Jordan821:107,8357,304
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
France371:1,795,209158,669
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Norway231:223,57824,793
Wales221:140,66110,115
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Libya91:693,7751,982
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Oman61:614,6626,082
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ghaffar (30,050) may also be a first name.

Ghaffar Last Name Facts

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

Ghaffar (Arabic: غفار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻔﺎﺭ, Hindi: गफ्फार) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,622nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,223 people. Ghaffar occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ghaffar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 27,855th most frequently used first name globally, held by 30,050 people.

The last name Ghaffar is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 185,422 people, or 1 in 963. In Pakistan Ghaffar is most common in: Punjab, where 55 percent reside, Sindh, where 21 percent reside and Balochistan, where 14 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Ghaffar occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.

Ghaffar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghaffar surname are 4.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ghaffar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning 293,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1396.19% more than the national average, earning R 3,555,520 per year; in United States they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning $51,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffaar9328/
Gahaffar9318/
Ghafffar9317/
Ghaaffar934/
Ghaffarr934/
Ghaffare933/
Ghhaffar932/
Ghjaffar932/
Gjhaffar931/
Ghaffair931/
Ghaffard931/
Ghaffarz931/
Ghadffar931/
Gghaffar931/
Gaffar9265,580/
Ghafar9238,135/
Ghaffaaar881/
Ghaffor862,060/
Ghafaar861,192/
Gaffard86407/
Ghoffar86339/
Gaaffar86284/
Ghafare86119/
Gahffar8656/
Gaffare8645/
Gaffaar8643/
Gahafar8625/
Ghaafar8612/
Ghazfar8610/
Ghafear867/
Ghafhar866/
Gaffhar863/
Gghafar863/
Ghafaur863/
Ghafair862/
Gaffaur862/
Gjaffar862/
Gaffair862/
Hgaffar862/
Ghafarr861/
Ghaufar861/
Ghafasr861/
Ghahfar861/
Ghadfar861/
Ghaefar861/
Ghafatr861/
Ghafgar861/
Gaffatr861/
Gafffar861/
Gafar8371,030/
Ghaffour803,299/
Ghaffoor801,277/
Gahffaar802/
Ghooffar801/
Gahaffor801/
Ghafahar801/
Gaafar7740,099/
Ghofar775,247/
Goffar773,287/
Gafaar772,498/
Ghafor772,249/
Gaffor77921/
Gapfar77526/
Gahfar77179/
Gatfar77155/
Gafare7793/
Geffar7734/
Gafarr7730/
Gasfar7713/
Gaufar7711/
Ga'far779/
Gafaur777/
Gafair777/
Gayfar774/
Gohfar774/
Gafear773/
Gafart773/
Gafard773/
Gajfar772/
Gafahr772/
Gjafar771/
Gafarp771/
Hgafar771/
Gazfar771/
Gadfar771/
Gafgar771/
Ggafar771/
Gaefar771/
Gaifar771/
Gaffarova756,718/
Ghaffoore7513/
Ghafarová751/
Ghafarova751/
Ghjaffour751/
Ghaffoorr751/
Ghafoor71241,423/
Gaffoor715,866/
Gafford713,588/
Ghafour712,746/
Goffart712,225/
Gaffour711,988/
Goffard71948/
Ghafore71169/
Gaffore7165/
Gaphfar7146/
Gahfaar7116/
Gahavar719/
Ghoffor718/
Ghoofar717/
Ghoufar716/
Gahffor716/
Ghaphar715/
Gayffor715/
Ghaforr714/
Gaafare713/
Ngaffor713/
Gaphaar712/
Gahafor712/
Gajjfar711/
Gafhaar711/
Gooffar711/
Gaafaar711/
Gaffort711/
Gafaire711/
Ghafuor711/
Hgaffor711/
Ghadfor711/
Gahfarr711/
Ghatfor711/
Gafaaar711/
Ghhafor711/
Goffarr710/
Gofar673,267/
Gafor67861/
Gefar6766/
Ghafoore6710/
Ghasfoor6710/
Gahafoor679/
Gheffour677/
Ghaafoor675/
Ghafgoor674/
Ghaufoor673/
Gghafoor673/
Ghgafoor672/
Ghhafoor672/
Gafarowa672/
Ghazfoor671/
Gjhafoor671/
Gofffart671/
Ghafootr671/
Ghjafoor671/
Gahaphar671/
Gafffoor671/
Hghafoor671/
Gaiffour670/

Ghaffar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghaffar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻗﻔﺎﺭqfar-
Ghaffar in the Hindi language
गफ्फारgaphphara65.22
गफफारgaphaphara17.39
ग़फ़्फ़ारgaffara8.7
गफारgaphara4.35
घफ्फरghaphphara4.35
Ghaffar in the Arabic language
غفارghfar-

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