Ghefar Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Algeria311:1,246,17942,625
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ghefar (11) may also be a first name.

Ghefar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghefar has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghefar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghefar is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Ghefar live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename on earth, held by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 1,037,602. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 54 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 32 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheffar92289/
Ghefare921/
Gefar9166/
Geffar8334/
Gefard8327/
Gefart8317/
Ghifar8310/
Guefar832/
Gefare831/
Geffard771,451/
Gefahrt7725/
Ghefoor778/
Gueffar777/
Ghefour772/
Ghiffar771/
Gesfard771/
Ghifare771/
Guehfar771/
Gefhart770/
Gefhard770/
Gifar7329/
Gefor7312/
Geffarth7118/
Gepheart7112/
Gheffour717/
Gueffare711/
Ghephart710/
Gipheart710/
Ngefor67737/
Gifare67361/
Gitfar6742/
Geforh6712/
Gidfar6711/
Gefoor679/
Gayfar674/
Geford674/
Gifard674/
Giffar673/
Gujfar673/
Guifar672/
Guefor672/
Gajfar672/
Givfar671/
Giphar671/
Geffor671/
Giefor671/
Geefor671/
Gefore671/
Gaifar671/
Gefour670/

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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 Ghefar
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