Gafoora Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Gafoora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Gafoora (248) may also be a first name.
Gafoora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafoora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gafoora (Hindi: गफूरा) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafoora? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gafoora is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Gafoora occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gafoora are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gafoora is also the 566,287th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 248 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 67 percent reside and Punjab, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafoora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafoora in the Hindi language | ||
| गफूरा | gaphura | - |
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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 Gafoora
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