Gafuru Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Gafuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gafuru (34) may also be a first name.
Gafuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gafuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gafuru (Hindi: गफूरू, Marathi: गफुरू) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gafuru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gafuru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Gafuru live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 34 people.
It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Gafuru is mostly found in: North Maluku, where 100 percent live. Other than Indonesia Gafuru is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Ghana, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafuru | 92 | 7 | / |
| Gafauru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afuru | 91 | 149 | / |
| Gafourou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghafurou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gafiru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gofuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apfuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afourou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gaphuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gafooru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ofuru | 73 | 1,405 | / |
| Aforu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Oifuru | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ofouru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Offuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofureu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affouroud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofuruu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofourou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Opfourou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Oufourou | 57 | 5 | / |
| Offourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oforu | 55 | 148 | / |
| Ouffourou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aforou | 50 | 9 | / |
Gafuru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gafuru in the Marathi language | ||
| गफुरू | gaphuru | - |
| Gafuru in the Hindi language | ||
| गफूरू | gaphuru | 33.33 |
| गफूरु | gaphuru | 33.33 |
| गफुरू | gaphuru | 16.67 |
| गफुरु | gaphuru | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Gafuru
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