Goftar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Goftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Goftar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Goftar (20) may also be a first name.

Goftar Last Name Facts

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

Goftar (Hindi: गोफ्तार) is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goftar.

How Common Is The Last Name Goftar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Goftar occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Goftar live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Goftar is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoftar921/
Oftar912/
Gaftar8313/
Geftar832/
Hoftair776/
Ghaftar772/
Ghowtar771/
Aftar73450/
Ovtar7317/
Owtar732/
Gouftour711/
Aftaar6788/
Afthar6786/
Owthar6728/
Haftar6721/
Afftar673/
Afhtar672/
Aftgar671/
Aftair671/
Gabtar671/
Obtair671/
Afttar671/
Aftarh671/
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Goftar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goftar in the Hindi language
गोफ्तारgophtara-

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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 Goftar
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