Ghazanafar Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghazanafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghazanafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Ghazanafar (77) may also be a first name.

Ghazanafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghazanafar (Hindi: गजनफर) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazanafar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Ghazanafar is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghazanafar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghazanafar is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 77 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan Ghazanafar is mostly concentrated in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 38 percent live, Punjab, where 38 percent live and Sindh, where 19 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ghazanafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghazanafar in the Hindi language
गजनफरgajanaphara75
घजनफरghajanaphara25

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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
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