Gaffur Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gaffur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4221:1,817,69064,395
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England161:3,482,379114,324
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Gaffur (803) may also be a first name.

Gaffur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gaffur Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gaffur (Hindi: गफ्फूर, Marathi: गफुर, Oriya: ଗଫୁର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gaffur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 458,583rd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,888,122 people. Gaffur occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gaffur live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 288,684th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 803 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 1,817,690. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 16 percent live, Bihar, where 13 percent live and Delhi, where 12 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Gaffur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gaffur surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Gaffur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.66% less than the national average, earning R 62,592 per year and in United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffour921,988/
Ghaffur92187/
Gaffaur922/
Gaffure921/
Gafur9149,808/
Affur9138/
Ghaffour863,299/
Ghaffutr861/
Gaiffour860/
Ghafur835,228/
Gafour831,141/
Gaffor83921/
Gafuur83256/
Goffur83222/
Gafhur8346/
Gaufur8320/
Affour8320/
Gafure8313/
Gafaur837/
Gahfur836/
Gafuir833/
Gaafur832/
Gapfur831/
Gafurr831/
Ngafur831/
Auffur831/
Affure831/
Gasfur831/
Afur80420/
Gaffurova808/
Gaffoor775,866/
Ghafour772,746/
Ghaffor772,060/
Gaafour77116/
Gaffoer7742/
Gahfour7734/
Ghafurr7711/
Gadfour779/
Gahffor776/
Gayffor775/
Ghafure774/
Gafoure774/
Ghafuur773/
Ghafaur773/
Gaphfur771/
Haffeur771/
Haffour771/
Hgaffor771/
Ghafhur771/
Ghaifur771/
Gofur7318,704/
Gafor73861/
Afure73744/
Affor73384/
Asfur73320/
Afour73187/
Gefur73111/
Offur7320/
Hafur7313/
Aifur736/
Apfur735/
Afuhr733/
Afaur731/
Afuur731/
Afeur731/
Ghaffoor711,277/
Auffurth7115/
Gheffour717/
Gahaffor711/
Gafurowa711/
Haiffeur711/
Assffour711/
Gafffoor711/
Haffurth710/
Gafoor6750,777/
Asfour6731,553/
Ghofur6716,237/
Ghafor672,249/
Gaphur671,283/
Hafour67161/
Gafoer67128/
Goffor6741/
Gahfor6720/
Haffor6716/
Gayfor6715/
Ghaffoore6713/
Gofure6712/
Hafeur6710/
Gofurh679/
Ahfour679/
Ngofur678/
Gofour677/
Aufour677/
Gafhor676/
Gofuir675/
Gafourova674/
Aifour674/
Aafour674/
Goffurova672/
Gáffor672/
Azfour672/
Gofhur671/
Goofur671/
Gopfur671/
Offurt671/
Offutr671/
Afforh671/
Afpfor671/
Hgafor671/
Gofurr671/
Haifur671/
Gaifor671/
Aafaur671/
Afgour671/
Gaafurova671/
Ghaffoorr671/

Gaffur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaffur in the Oriya language
ଗଫୁରgaphura-
Gaffur in the Hindi language
गफ्फूरgaphphura91.57
गफ्फुरgaphphura6.74
गफूरgaphura1.12
Gaffur in the Marathi language
गफुरgaphura64.12
गफूरgaphura32.06
गफ़ुरgafura1.53
गाफुरgaphura0.76

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaffur
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