Ghamr Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Ghamr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghamr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Ghamr (141) may also be a first name.

Ghamr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghamr is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghamr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Ghamr occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghamr live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 49 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ghamr is also the 778,371st most widespread first name internationally, held by 141 people.

The last name Ghamr is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,481,165. In Pakistan Ghamr is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 33 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghamrd917/
Gamr896/
Ghanr803/
Ghemr801/
Gaumr801/
Ghomr800/
Ghamgeer771/
Gaymer73651/
Gaimer7373/
Ghoumr732/
Ganr6737/
Ghainer675/
Gajmere674/
Gaimmer673/
Gomr672/
Gemr672/
Gaymere671/

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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 Ghamr
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