Gafur Surname

11,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Gafur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique14,2141:1,918479
India12,2191:62,7764,291
Bangladesh10,4541:15,2441,163
Indonesia9,6631:13,6861,718
Pakistan2,1021:84,9882,873
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1221:456,70530,074
Guyana1111:6,8671,144
Philippines871:1,163,65892,852
Canada641:575,71247,839
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Bulgaria421:166,1649,383
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Bosnia and Herzegovina131:272,03112,264
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Serbia101:714,49524,752
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Gafur (35,821) may also be a first name.

Gafur Last Name Facts

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

Gafur (Bengali: গফুর, Hindi: गफूर, Marathi: गफूर, Oriya: ଗଫୁର, Russian: Гафур) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,281st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 146,313 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Gafur live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 29 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 24,302nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 35,821 people.

The last name Gafur is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is held by 14,214 people, or 1 in 1,918. Not including Mozambique it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Bangladesh, where 21 percent live.

Gafur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gafur surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gafur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.66% less than the national average, earning R 74,472 per year; in United States they earn 23.62% more than the national average, earning $53,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $55,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafur915,228/
Gafour911,141/
Gaffur91737/
Gafuur91256/
Gafhur9146/
Gaufur9120/
Gafure9113/
Gafaur917/
Gahfur916/
Gafuir913/
Gaafur912/
Gapfur911/
Gafurr911/
Ngafur911/
Gasfur911/
Afur89420/
Ghafour832,746/
Gaffour831,988/
Ghaffur83187/
Gaafour83116/
Gahfour8334/
Ghafurr8311/
Gadfour839/
Ghafure834/
Gafoure834/
Ghafuur833/
Ghafaur833/
Gaffaur832/
Gaphfur831/
Gaffure831/
Ghafhur831/
Ghaifur831/
Gofur8018,704/
Gafor80861/
Afure80744/
Asfur80320/
Afour80187/
Gefur80111/
Affur8038/
Hafur8013/
Aifur806/
Apfur805/
Afuhr803/
Afaur801/
Afuur801/
Afeur801/
Ghaffour773,299/
Ghaffutr771/
Gafurowa771/
Gaiffour770/
Gafoor7350,777/
Asfour7331,553/
Ghofur7316,237/
Ghafor732,249/
Gaphur731,283/
Gaffor73921/
Goffur73222/
Hafour73161/
Gafoer73128/
Affour7320/
Gahfor7320/
Gayfor7315/
Gofure7312/
Hafeur7310/
Gofurh739/
Ahfour739/
Ngofur738/
Gofour737/
Aufour737/
Gafhor736/
Gofuir735/
Aifour734/
Aafour734/
Azfour732/
Gofhur731/
Goofur731/
Gopfur731/
Hgafor731/
Gofurr731/
Haifur731/
Gaifor731/
Aafaur731/
Afgour731/
Auffur731/
Affure731/
Gaffurova718/
Gafourova714/
Gaafurova711/
Ghafoor67241,423/
Gaffoor675,866/
Afor674,069/
Ghaffor672,060/
Aufaure67468/
Ashfour67135/
Nggofur6798/
Assfour6774/
Ghafoer6755/
Gaffoer6742/
Ghofuur6734/
Gafhoor6729/
Ghofurh6712/
Hgafoor6712/
Hghofur6710/
Aasfour6710/
Ofur679/
Gafoore679/
Gahffor676/
Gayffor675/
Gaufoor675/
Gofurth674/
Ghaforr674/
Gaafoor674/
Ghaphur672/
Afuirre672/
Gahafor672/
Ghefour672/
Aahafur672/
Asfoure672/
Gapfoor671/
Gapheur671/
Afurova671/
Gaphurr671/
Haffeur671/
Gowfure671/
Haffour671/
Hadfour671/
Achfour671/
Addfour671/
Hgaffor671/
Hatfour671/
Hasfurd671/
Ghafoùr671/
Ghofour671/
Asfurth671/
Gaphour671/
Ghhafor671/
Ghoufur671/

Gafur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gafur in the Bengali language
গফুরgaphura99.48
Gafur in the Hindi language
गफूरgaphura86.57
गफुरgaphura12.79
गफ़ूरgafura0.29
गफ़ुरgafura0.02
Gafur in the Oriya language
ଗଫୁରgaphura85.29
ଗଫୁର୍gaphur8.82
ଗାଫୁରgaphura5.88
Gafur in the Marathi language
गफूरgaphura49.27
गफुरgaphura43.21
गपुरgapura3.31
गफ़ुरgafura1.18
गफ़ूरgafura0.14
््गफ़ुरgafura0.05
गफ़रgafara0.05
गबुgabu0.05
Gafur in the Russian language
Гафурgafur-

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