Ghaffarian Surname

52,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghaffarian Surname User-submission:

It's an adjective, meaning 'forgiving'.

Ghaffarian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9,3711:8,1941,127
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Australia731:369,80430,692
England51:11,143,612252,590
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guam11:160,1214,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ghaffarian (429) may also be a first name.

Ghaffarian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's an adjective, meaning 'forgiving'.

- narmin

Ghaffarian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghaffarian is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffarian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,970th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 754,717 people. The surname Ghaffarian occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ghaffarian live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 414,511th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 429 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 9,371 people, or 1 in 8,194. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 43 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Ghaffarian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghaffarian surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.76% registered to vote for the political party.

Ghaffarian earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.37% more than the national average, earning $62,724 USD per year.

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