Ghanfar Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ghanfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghanfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ghanfar (132) may also be a first name.

Ghanfar Last Name Facts

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

Ghanfar is found most in Pakistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanfar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ghanfar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghanfar are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghanfar is also the 807,735th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 132 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside and Sindh, where 25 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganfar922/
Ghajnnfar881/
Gajnfar861/
Ghanfoor801/
Ganfor775/
Gamfar774/
Ghasemfar752/
Gonfard7142/
Nganfor7118/
Ganford713/
Ganfour711/
Gounfar711/
Gainford67521/
Gainfort67188/
Gonfor622/
Ngamfor575/
Gonfour573/
Gamphar573/
Ngonfor572/
Ghomfor571/
Gamford571/
Gajnfhar531/
Gamphphar501/

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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 Ghanfar
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