Goftari Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sweden

Goftari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goftari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goftari Last Name Facts

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

Goftari is found most in Iran. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Goftari.

How Common Is The Last Name Goftari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Goftari reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Goftari is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 27 percent reside and China, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oftari9210/
Aftari77188/
Gouftouri751/
Haftari71769/
Afthari712/
Owtarie711/
Ghafteri671/
Aftori6254/
Avtari6244/
Aftara6212/
Abtari626/
Awtari626/
Habtari575/
Aftoris573/
Gawtary570/
Gawthare531/
Haftouri531/

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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 Goftari
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