Last name Chafar (Xafar 
, Chafar 
, Шафар 
) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Chafar is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, and Iraq, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Very seldom, Chafar is the forename as well as the last name.