Ghanefar Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghanefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ghanefar 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
Iran881:872,52942,309
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ghanefar Last Name Facts

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

Ghanefar occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanefar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Ghanefar is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ghanefar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 872,529. In Iran Ghanefar is primarily found in: Hamadan Province, where 30 percent are found, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 25 percent are found and Fars Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Iran Ghanefar is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

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
Ghaneifar94193/
Ghanefard942/
Ghannefar941/
Ghanifar88103/
Ghanafar883/
Ghannafar824/
Ganifar802/
Ganephar751/
Ganifor672/
Genefor671/
Ganiford6313/
Gainesforth631/
Gonifor5311/
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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 Ghanefar
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