Gahfoor Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gahfoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahfoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5611:318,4386,526
India111:69,733,217610,955
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gahfoor (51) may also be a first name.

Gahfoor Last Name Facts

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

Gahfoor occurs most in Pakistan. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahfoor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 546,987th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gahfoor are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gahfoor is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name Gahfoor is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 318,438. In Pakistan Gahfoor is mostly found in: Punjab, where 62 percent are found, Sindh, where 19 percent are found and Balochistan, where 10 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafuoor862/
Gafooor862/
Gahfoar861/
Gafooar861/
Ghafooor8013/
Ghafaoor803/
Ghafooar802/
Gafoar774/
Ghaffooor751/
Ghafoar715/
Ghafaor712/
Ghaffaor675/
Ghofaor571/

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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 Gahfoor
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