Ghafran Surname

99,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghafran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,8221:20,0902,574
Pakistan4741:376,8867,284
Afghanistan3781:85,0612,377
Iraq471:745,14210,632
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ghafran (102,248) may also be a first name.

Ghafran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafran has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,695th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,535,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafran are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghafran is also the 9,985th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 102,248 people.

The last name Ghafran is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 3,822 people, or 1 in 20,090. In Iran Ghafran is primarily concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 62 percent live, Golestan Province, where 20 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Iran this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 10 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafraan9313/
Ghaffran9311/
Ghafrane934/
Ghaufran932/
Ghaifran931/
Ghafrain931/
Gafran92319/
Ghofran86533/
Gaffran8624/
Ghafram869/
Gafraan862/
Gahfran862/
Gafrhan861/
Ghofrane80224/
Ghoufran808/
Gafraane801/
Gasfrain800/
Gofran772,184/
Gafron7775/
Ghoufrane75580/
Gafranova754/
Gaudfrain752/
Gaffron71585/
Ghofron7161/
Gofrank7120/
Gophran7116/
Goofran715/
Goufran711/
Gaphran711/
Gafroun711/
Gofraan711/
Gofrane711/
Geffran711/
Gefrain711/
Godfran710/
Gouffran67323/
Godfrain6759/
Goufrane674/
Goufrand671/
N'Gofran671/

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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 Ghafran
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