Cognomen Ghafari (غفاري 
, Ghafari 
) , around the globe, is a common surname. The surname Ghafari is characteristic of Iran, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Lucia, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iran, Afghanistan, and Lebanon.
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| غفاري | Iran, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco |
| Ghafari | Iran, Lebanon, United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
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yousif ghafari American diplomat (b. 1952) |
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| iayd al-ghafari (b. 1966) |
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| saeideh ghafari researcher |
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| tara ghafari researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-5178-8702 |
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| seyed mohssen ghafari Ph.D. Macquarie University 2020 |
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| raymond ghafari correspondence chess player |
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| nazanin ghafari researcher |
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| zahra ghafari researcher |
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| mohammad ghafari researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1986-9668) |
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| shokouh ghafari researcher |
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| elham ghafari researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-3161-178X) |
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| mohammad ghafari researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-8486-4564) |
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| vahid amin ghafari researcher |
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| marc ghafari Lebanese basketball player, US (b. 1991) |
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| shafiqullah ghafari Afghan cricketer, AF |
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