Ghaffari Surname
Approximately 102,941 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGhaffari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 99,950 | 1:768 | 88 |
| United States | 906 | 1:400,065 | 35,011 |
| Pakistan | 291 | 1:613,897 | 9,707 |
| Afghanistan | 290 | 1:110,873 | 2,731 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Jordan | 72 | 1:122,812 | 7,743 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 1:14,539 | 2,384 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
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.
- abbas_509Ghaffari Demographics
Average Ghaffari Salary in
United States
$65,421 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Ghaffari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaffari in the Arabic language | ||
| غفاري | ghfary | - |
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Footnotes
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