Ghifar Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghifar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghifar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ghifar (255) may also be a first name.

Ghifar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghifar occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghifar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghifar is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Ghifar is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Ghifar are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghifar is also the 557,860th most common forename world-wide, held by 255 people.

Ghifar is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Ghifar is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 60 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live and Punjab, where 20 percent live. Besides Pakistan Ghifar exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghiffar921/
Ghifare921/
Gifar9129/
Gifare83361/
Ghefar83124/
Gitfar8342/
Gidfar8311/
Gifard834/
Giffar833/
Guifar832/
Gaifar831/
Givfar831/
Giffard773,777/
Gheffar77289/
Giffear7749/
Guidfar7717/
Guiffar7717/
Giffart7712/
Ghisfor771/
Guehfar771/
Ghefare771/
Gitfahr770/
Gefar7366/
Gifor730/
Guiffard71716/
Guiffart7121/
Giford6772/
Geffar6734/
Gefard6727/
Ngifor6721/
Gefart6717/
Giffor6711/
Gayfar674/
Gujfar673/
Guifor672/
Gifort672/
Guefar672/
Gifoor672/
Gajfar672/
Gaifor671/
Giefor671/
Gefare671/
Giphar671/

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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
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  • 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 Ghifar
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