Ghaffr Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghaffr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ghaffr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Ghaffr Last Name Facts

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

Ghaffr occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ghaffr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaffr live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,402,310. In Pakistan Ghaffr is most common in: Sindh, where 58 percent live, Punjab, where 32 percent live and Balochistan, where 5 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafr9139/
Gaffr916/
Gafr80131/
Gaiffer771/
Gaafr73244/
Gaefr739/
Ghofr731/
Gadfr731/
Gahfr731/
Gaffrova711/
Gayfer67433/
Gaifer679/
Gaafrt671/
Ghoofr671/
Gafrova627/
Gefr605/
Gofr601/
Godfr552/
Gaphr552/
Goufr551/
Gofrth500/
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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 Ghaffr
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