Gafaur Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gafaur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
Gafaur (7) may also be a first name.
Gafaur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafaur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafaur (Marathi: गफउर) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafaur? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gafaur reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name Gafaur is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Gafaur is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside and Kaduna, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent reside and Guyana, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafaur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafaur in the Marathi language | ||
| गफउर | gapha'ura | - |
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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 Gafaur
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