Al-Ghafoor Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Al-Ghafoor Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al-Ghafoor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Al-Ghafoor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Ghafoor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Ghafoor occurs most in Afghanistan. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Ghafoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al-Ghafoor is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Ghafoor live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Al-Ghafoor is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,296,656. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Paktia, where 29 percent live, Baghlan, where 14 percent live and Ghor, where 14 percent live. Barring Afghanistan Al-Ghafoor occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Gafoor952/
Al Ghafoor904,277/
Al-Ghafour903/
Al Ghafor8412/
Al Gafoor844/
Al-Ghafar841/
Al-Ghaafar8061/
Al Ghafour8023/
Al-Ghaffar8012/
Al Ghaffor803/
Al Gahfoor801/
Al-Gafar781/
Al Ghafar74388/
Al-Gaffar7412/
Al Ghaffar7022/
Al Ghaafar701/
Al Gafar672/
Al Gafur671/
Al Gafaar631/
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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 Al-Ghafoor
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