Ghazanfari Surname

31,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghazanfari Surname User-submission:

The Ghazanfari surname means 'grove lion', 'brave man'.

Ghazanfari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran16,8911:4,546623
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Canada451:818,79163,991
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Ghazanfari (191) may also be a first name.

Ghazanfari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ghazanfari surname means 'grove lion', 'brave man'.

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Ghazanfari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghazanfari is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghazanfari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,046th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 423,670 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ghazanfari are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghazanfari is also the 657,437th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 191 people.

The surname Ghazanfari is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 16,891 people, or 1 in 4,546. In Iran it is most common in: Fars Province, where 20 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Ghazanfari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghazanfari last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Ghazanfari earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.67% more than the national average, earning $58,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gazanfari9511/
Ghazanfarai951/
Ghazanfarui951/
Ghasanfari9036/
Ghazanfary9027/
Ghazanfori902/
Ghazanfare901/
Ghazanfaraj863/
Ghazanfouri862/
Gazanfary841/
Ghasamfari8041/

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