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
Gafaur (Marathi: गफउर) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gafaur click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafaur? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gafaur is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Gafaur live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 7 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 75 percent live and Kaduna, where 25 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Guyana, where 14 percent live.
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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