Ghazanfar Surname

85,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Ghazanfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghazanfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,8011:63,7792,377
Iran1,1271:68,1307,164
Afghanistan5811:55,3411,851
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England1821:306,14323,159
United Arab Emirates1711:53,5815,240
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States971:3,736,690206,520
France601:1,107,045119,335
Spain471:994,72437,216
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Norway171:302,48730,120
Greece161:692,48777,522
India141:54,790,384527,769
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Ghazanfar (42,264) may also be a first name.

Ghazanfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghazanfar (Hindi: गजनफर, Marathi: घाझान्फार) is most common in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ghazanfar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazanfar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghazanfar is the 85,161st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,285,962 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Ghazanfar are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 21,249th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 42,264 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,801 people, or 1 in 63,779. In Pakistan Ghazanfar is most frequent in: Punjab, where 71 percent live, Sindh, where 16 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent live and Afghanistan, where 10 percent live.

Ghazanfar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ghazanfar are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Ghazanfar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning 298,247 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning $52,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.87% more than the national average, earning $72,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ghazanfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghazanfar in the Marathi language
घाझान्फारghajhanphara66.67
घझनफरghajhanaphara33.33
Ghazanfar in the Hindi language
गजनफरgajanaphara50
गज़नफरgazanaphara10
गजन्फरgajanphara10
गज़न्फरgazanphara5
अफजालaphajala5
गज़नफरgazanaphara5
ग़ज़ब्फ़रgazabfara5
गजनफ्फरgajanaphphara5
ग़ज़नफरgazanaphara5

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Footnotes

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