Gaffour Surname
Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname
Gaffour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,961 | 1:19,700 | 3,620 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gaffour (11) may also be a first name.
Gaffour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaffour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaffour has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaffour? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 208,113th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,665,768 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaffour are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 1,961 people, or 1 in 19,700. In Algeria Gaffour is primarily concentrated in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 84 percent reside, Tlemcen Province, where 16 percent reside and Béchar Province, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Algeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Gaffour
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