Ghaffaran Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghaffaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaffaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5161:148,80313,082
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Ghaffaran (16) may also be a first name.

Ghaffaran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghaffaran is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ghaffaran.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffaran? popularity and diffusion

Ghaffaran is the 600,164th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaffaran reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 16 people.

The last name Ghaffaran is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 148,803. In Iran it is primarily found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 49 percent are found, Semnan Province, where 17 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Iran it is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Ghaffaran
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