Ghaffar is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ghaffar
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Arabic surname meaning "one who forgives" (Ghaffar). This is one of the names given to God. Other forms: Ghaffour, Ghafoor, Ghafouri (variant with Turkish Armenian descent suffix: Ghafourian) Ghafir.

How popular is Ghaffar?

Ghaffar is common in Pakistan.

Ghaffar is ranked 3532 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ghaffars grew by 93.48837 per cent to 416 since 2000 and ranked 50275 after elevating 31425 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 75.72 67.91
White 9.38 7.44
Black 5.77 5.58
Others 4.81 14.42
Ghaffar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 153379 people have been found who wears Ghaffar as their family name. Ghaffar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
5,340 Iceland6
2,871 Iraq4
8,296 Sri Lanka3
9,097 Wales3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
1,922 Libya3
18,114 Algeria3
6,270 Hong Kong3
119,730 Brazil3
7,294 Kuwait3
108,034 Italy3
35,969 Denmark2
19,046 Ireland2
40,064 Nigeria2
20,595 China2
82,478 South Africa2
91,784 Netherlands2
10,958 Bangladesh1
62,864 New Zealand1
38,063 Mauritania1
7,198 Maldives1
897,276 Russia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
5,916 Mozambique1
5,589 Sudan1
28,365 Kenya1
13,447 Uganda1
492,292 Ukraine1
42,479 Greece1
17,236 Ghana1
3,952 Yemen1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
23,537 Switzerland45
46,489 Australia43
6,551 Qatar39
8,214 Singapore35
32,811 Sweden29
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,053 Bahrain73
10,531 Norway72
33,773 Spain69
Countries with hundreds of Ghaffar:
11,515 Iran716
1,736 United Arab Emirates612
11,004 England570
57,809 United States445
12,659 Morocco403
27,454 Indonesia388
43,536 Germany235
42,934 France233
31,070 Turkey140
26,200 Canada131
3,641 Oman124
Countries with thousands of Ghaffar:
1,143 Saudi Arabia3,117
2,673 Egypt3,064
1,061 Afghanistan2,847
1,979 Malaysia1,391
31,400 India1,151
Countries with hundred thousands of Ghaffar:
244 Pakistan137,289
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Ghaffar Namesakes

  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Polit.
  • Danish Ghaffar, Film producer
  • Davud Ghaffarzadegan, Author
  • Dāvūd Ghaffārzādagān, Author
  • Matt Ghaffari, Olympic athlete
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Polit.
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Polit.
  • Maryam Ghaffari, Musical Artist
  • Masoud Ghaffari, Author
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Polit.

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