Gafoor Surname

11,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Gafoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan26,2431:6,807570
India16,3381:46,9503,251
Saudi Arabia3,1801:9,7031,356
United Arab Emirates1,4001:6,544835
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Qatar5991:3,937394
South Africa5261:102,99912,461
Kuwait3571:10,6461,481
Maldives2651:1,525160
Guyana2031:3,755682
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Malaysia891:331,39617,819
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Trinidad and Tobago351:38,9713,714
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Oman71:526,8535,771
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gafoor (10,147) may also be a first name.

Gafoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafoor (Hindi: गफूर, Marathi: गफ़ुर) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafoor? popularity and diffusion

Gafoor is the 11,061st most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 143,521 people. Gafoor is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Gafoor live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gafoor is also the 60,638th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 10,147 people.

The surname Gafoor is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 26,243 people, or 1 in 6,807. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 76 percent reside, Punjab, where 18 percent reside and Balochistan, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Gafoor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding 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 to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafoor92241,423/
Gaffoor925,866/
Gafhoor9229/
Hgafoor9212/
Gafoore929/
Gafoorp925/
Gaufoor925/
Gaafoor924/
Gafoort923/
Ngafoor921/
Gapfoor921/
Gadfoor921/
Gafoord921/
Gafor91861/
Afoor9198/
Ghaffoor861,277/
Ghafoore8610/
Ghasfoor8610/
Gahafoor869/
Ghaafoor865/
Ghafgoor864/
Ghaufoor863/
Gghafoor863/
Ghgafoor862/
Ghhafoor862/
Gafoorpp861/
Ghazfoor861/
Ghafootr861/
Gafffoor861/
Hghafoor861/
Asfoor832,392/
Ghafor832,249/
Gafour831,141/
Gaffor83921/
Ngafor83372/
Gafoer83128/
Gahfor8320/
Gafore8317/
Gofoor8315/
Gayfor8315/
Gefoor839/
Gafuor837/
Gaford836/
Gafhor836/
Hafoor835/
Aufoor831/
Gafort831/
Hgafor831/
Gazfor831/
Gaifor831/
Gasfor830/
Afor804,069/
Ghaffoore8013/
Ghahafoor801/
Ghaffoorr801/
Gafford773,588/
Ghafour772,746/
Ghaffor772,060/
Gaffour771,988/
Gayford77451/
Gatford77356/
Ghafore77169/
Gaafour77116/
Gaffore7765/
Hatfoor7762/
Ghafoer7755/
Gaphoor7743/
Gaffoer7742/
Gahfour7734/
Ghofoor7710/
Gadfour779/
Gasford778/
Gahffor776/
Gayffor775/
Ghaforr774/
Gafoure774/
Haffoor774/
Ngaffor773/
Haifoor773/
Goffoor772/
Gahafor772/
Gaiford771/
Gawford771/
Gaffort771/
Gayfore771/
Ghafuor771/
Hgaffor771/
Ghafoùr771/
Ghadfor771/
Gaifort771/
Ahafoor771/
Ghatfor771/
Gahfore771/
Ghhafor771/
Gaforth770/
Gadford770/
Gaufort770/
Ghafoorová752/
Gafar7371,030/
Gafur7349,808/
Asfor732,054/
Affor73384/
Gofor73324/
Afore73294/
Afour73187/
Hafor73123/
Aford7362/
Aafor7352/
Ofoor7330/
Gáfor7314/
Gefor7312/
Aforz7311/
Afort736/
Azfor731/
Ahfor731/
Afuor731/
Gaforova717,942/
Ghaffour713,299/
Gaisford711,087/
Ghoufoor715/
Gassford713/
Gaysford713/
Gahaffor711/
Gaiffour710/
Gaffar6765,580/
Gaafar6740,099/
Ghafar6738,135/
Asfour6731,553/
Gafforova679,816/
Ghafur675,228/
Gafaar672,498/
Aufort67929/
Gaffur67737/
Afford67711/
Ayford67557/
Gapfar67526/
Gafuur67256/
Gahfar67179/
Hafour67161/
Gatfar67155/
Ghofor67117/
Gafare6793/
Eaford6788/
Asford6748/
Gafhur6746/
Goffor6741/
Ngofor6734/
Haford6733/
Gafarr6730/
Gafhar6725/
Affore6722/
Gaufur6720/
Affour6720/
Haffor6716/
Ayfort6714/
Goford6713/
Gasfar6713/
Gafure6713/
Affort6713/
Geforh6712/
Gaufar6711/
Atford6711/
Aufore6710/
Ahfour679/
Ga'far679/
Adford678/
Gofort677/
Gofour677/
Gafaur677/
Aufour677/
Gaphor677/
Gahfur676/
Assfor676/
Auford674/
Gayfar674/
Offoor674/
Gafourova674/
Aifour674/
Hafort674/
Aafour674/
Aiford673/
Gafart673/
Ashfor673/
Gafard673/
Goofar673/
Gafuir673/
Gaafur672/
Hayfor672/
Gajfar672/
Gafahr672/
Hafore672/
Gofore672/
Gáffor672/
Goofor672/
Azfour672/
Afordt672/
Goofur671/
Hofoor671/
Gapfur671/
Gafurr671/
Goforh671/
Aaford671/
Geffor671/
Afforh671/
Haufor671/
Gafarp671/
Afpfor671/
Ohfoor671/
Hgafar671/
Ngafur671/
Gazfar671/
Goufor671/
Giefor671/
Gadfar671/
Gafgar671/
Afgour671/
Ggafar671/
Avford671/
Gasfur671/
Gaefar671/
Gaifar671/
Hadfor670/
Apford670/
Ahford670/
Gophor670/

Gafoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafoor in the Hindi language
गफूरgaphura99.85
गफ़ूरgafura0.15
Gafoor in the Marathi language
गफ़ुरgafura60
गफ़ूरgafura30
अगफ़ुरagafura10

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