Gafoori Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gafoori Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gafoori (436) may also be a first name.
Gafoori Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafoori Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gafoori (Hindi: गफूरी) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafoori? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Gafoori is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Gafoori live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 410,680th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 436 people.
This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Balochistan, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gafoori Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafoori in the Hindi language | ||
| गफूरी | gaphuri | 98.96 |
| गाफूरी | gaphuri | 1.04 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gafoori
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis