Gafoor Surname
Approximately 50,777 people bear this surname
Gafoor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 26,243 | 1:6,807 | 570 |
| India | 16,338 | 1:46,950 | 3,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,180 | 1:9,703 | 1,356 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,400 | 1:6,544 | 835 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Qatar | 599 | 1:3,937 | 394 |
| South Africa | 526 | 1:102,999 | 12,461 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| Maldives | 265 | 1:1,525 | 160 |
| Guyana | 203 | 1:3,755 | 682 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Malaysia | 89 | 1:331,396 | 17,819 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gafoor (10,147) may also be a first name.
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Gafoor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafoor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafoor (Hindi: गफूर, Marathi: गफ़ुर) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafoor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gafoor is the 11,061st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 143,521 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Gafoor are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 60,638th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 10,147 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 26,243 people, or 1 in 6,807. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 76 percent reside, Punjab, where 18 percent reside and Balochistan, where 3 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Gafoor exists in 50 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.
Gafoor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gafoor last name are 9.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.04% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gafoor earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.37% more than the national average, earning R 312,180 per year; in United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $52,002 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafoor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafoor in the Hindi language | ||
| गफूर | gaphura | 99.85 |
| गफ़ूर | gafura | 0.15 |
| Gafoor in the Marathi language | ||
| गफ़ुर | gafura | 60 |
| गफ़ूर | gafura | 30 |
| अगफ़ुर | agafura | 10 |
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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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- 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 Gafoor
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