Ghaffari Surname

5,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghaffari Surname User-submission:

Ghaffari comes from Ghaffar + i. Ghaffar is a Arabic word and It is refers to the attributes of God 'Allah'. The meaning of this word is 'forgiving'. The letter -i is the attribution extension in Persian language. The meaning of this surname is one who forgives and ignores sins.

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Ghaffari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran99,9501:76888
United States9061:400,06535,011
Pakistan2911:613,8979,707
Afghanistan2901:110,8732,731
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1201:464,31730,397
France941:706,62589,060
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Jordan721:122,8127,743
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Tunisia421:14,5392,384
India321:23,970,793327,222
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia281:964,13257,058
Austria271:315,38635,058
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Norway171:302,48730,120
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Ghaffari (2,290) may also be a first name.

Ghaffari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ghaffari comes from Ghaffar + i. Ghaffar is a Arabic word and It is refers to the attributes of God 'Allah'. The meaning of this word is 'forgiving'. The letter -i is the attribution extension in Persian language. The meaning of this surname is one who forgives and ignores sins.

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Ghaffari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghaffari (Arabic: غفاري) occurs most in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,507th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,793 people. The surname Ghaffari occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghaffari live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghaffari is also the 155,830th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 2,290 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 99,950 people, or 1 in 768. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Ghaffari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghaffari last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ghaffari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.11% less than the national average, earning 259,167 kr per year; in United States they earn 51.62% more than the national average, earning $65,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $53,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffaari9420/
Ghaffarie947/
Ghaffarzi942/
Hghaffari941/
Ghafari934,048/
Gaffari931,078/
Ghaffarieh891/
Ghaffarzai891/
Ghoffari88494/
Ghaffary88104/
Ghaifari886/
Ghaffara885/
Ghaffori885/
Ghafaari884/
Ghafarri884/
Ghaffare883/
Ghafarie882/
Ghafferi882/
Ghafauri881/
Gahafari881/
Gaffaari881/
Ghasfari881/
Ghafairi881/
Ghafarai881/
Ghafhari881/
Ghaafari881/
Ghazfari881/
Gahffari881/
Hghafari881/
Gaaffari881/
Gafari864,524/
Ghaffouri8215/
Ghaffoori829/
Ghaffaree823/
Ghouffari822/
Ghafarzai822/
Ghahafari821/
Ghaffaara821/
Ghafori80282/
Ghafary80230/
Ghafare80119/
Gaffori8084/
Ghefari8064/
Ghofari8051/
Gaffare8045/
Ghaferi8041/
Ghafara8026/
Gaffary8025/
Gaffara8020/
Gafahri8015/
Gafferi805/
Gahfari804/
Goffari804/
Gapfari802/
Gafaris802/
Gafayri802/
Ngafari802/
Geffari801/
Gafaari801/
Gafarih801/
Gafarii801/
Ghaffarest781/
Ghaffourri781/
Ghafouri7537,601/
Ghafoori752,365/
Gafforio75187/
Ghaffory753/
Ghafuiri753/
Ghaphari752/
Ghaffora752/
Ghaforri751/
Gaffaree751/
Gaffarey751/
Ghazfary751/
Gouffari751/
Ghafaree751/
Ghafares751/
Ghaferri751/
Gahffori751/
Ghafarry751/
Ghoufari751/
Ghaforgi751/
Gaffarry750/
Gefari711,452/
Gafary71281/
Gafara71161/
Gofari71128/
Gafare7193/
Gafori7128/
Ghaffoore7113/
Ghafaresh7111/
Gaferi719/
Ghafarzoy712/
Ghadfoori711/
Ghafoorii711/
Ghaferieh711/
Gaffory67389/
Gaafary67251/
Ghafore67169/
Ghafora67153/
Gaffore6765/
Ghafoorzai6744/
Ghafory6740/
Gaforio6736/
Gaffery6733/
Gafouri6723/
Ngofari6710/
Gaphari679/
Gafforj678/
Gafoori676/
Gaffere675/
Gafares675/
Gafaary674/
Geffary673/
Gaafare673/
Gefferi673/
Gafaara672/
Gaiferi672/
Gafaree672/
Gafaroa671/
Gophari671/
Gafaire671/
Godfari671/
Ghefary671/
Gaforih671/
Gafarey671/
Ghofori671/
Ghefare671/

Ghaffari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghaffari in the Arabic language
غفاريghfary-

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