Gulfar Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gulfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
India101:76,706,538639,611
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gulfar (219) may also be a first name.

Gulfar Last Name Facts

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

Gulfar (Hindi: गुलफर) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulfar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gulfar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gulfar is also the 609,814th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 219 people.

The surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,508,464. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 35 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 29 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulfarz9216/
Gulfaar922/
Golfar8328/
Ulfair8311/
Gulfor832/
Gulfarova801/
Gulford7710/
Olfar732/
Gullford719/
Gulvahar717/
Guslford710/
Golfor672/
Ulford671/
Hulford62736/
Aulford629/
Hulfhor621/
Houlford5730/
Houlfort5715/
Hullford571/
Holfor501/

Gulfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulfar in the Hindi language
गुलफरgulaphara80.95
गुलफारgulaphara19.05

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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 Gulfar
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