Al-Ghafoor Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Al-Ghafoor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Al-Ghafoor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Ghafoor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Ghafoor is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Al-Ghafoor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Ghafoor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Ghafoor live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,296,656. In Afghanistan Al-Ghafoor is primarily concentrated in: Paktia, where 29 percent are found, Baghlan, where 14 percent are found and Ghor, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan Al-Ghafoor is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Gafoor | 95 | 2 | / |
| Al Ghafoor | 90 | 4,277 | / |
| Al-Ghafour | 90 | 3 | / |
| Al Ghafor | 84 | 12 | / |
| Al Gafoor | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al-Ghafar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ghaafar | 80 | 61 | / |
| Al Ghafour | 80 | 23 | / |
| Al-Ghaffar | 80 | 12 | / |
| Al Ghaffor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al Gahfoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gafar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Ghafar | 74 | 388 | / |
| Al-Gaffar | 74 | 12 | / |
| Al Ghaffar | 70 | 22 | / |
| Al Ghaafar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Gafar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Gafur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Gafaar | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Al-Ghafoor
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