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.
Gafoor Demographics
Average Gafoor Salary in
United States
$50,977 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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- 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 Gafoor
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