Minafar Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Minafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1011:760,22338,762
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Minafar (37) may also be a first name.

Minafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minafar occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Minafar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Minafar live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Minafar is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 37 people.

The surname Minafar is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 760,223. In Iran Minafar is most common in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent live and Fars Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Minafar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Minafar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minafar surname expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minafar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Minafar last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Minafar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 209.37% more than the national average, earning $133,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minaifar93175/
Minafard937/
Minaifard8823/
Munafar8640/
Minofar862/
Minoofar8053/
Munaffar802/
Minafore802/
Minoifar801/
Minaphar801/
Minoofard756/
Minooiefar711/
Minooeefar711/
Menefar711/
Menoufar6712/
Munaphar671/
Meneefar671/
Muneefar671/
Meinhoefor590/
Munefor5710/
Mynhofarova562/
Menephar5329/

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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 Minafar
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