Gefur Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Gefur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gefur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gefur (22) may also be a first name.

Gefur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gefur (Hindi: गॅफूर, Marathi: गेफुर) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gefur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gefur? popularity and diffusion

Gefur is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gefur are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 22 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,224,530. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghefur912/
Gefour910/
Efur892/
Guefour832/
Ghefour832/
Gesfurd830/
Gafur8049,808/
Gofur8018,704/
Efurd80433/
Gefor8012/
Esfur8010/
Eifur804/
Sefur802/
Jefur802/
Efour802/
Efurt801/
Gifur801/
Gheffour777/
Ghofur7316,237/
Ghafur735,228/
Gaffur73737/
Zefure73563/
Goffur73222/
Gafhur7346/
Esfour7319/
Geforh7312/
Seifur7311/
Jefure7310/
Gefoor739/
Gofurh739/
Ghifur738/
Gafaur737/
Gahfur736/
Gofuir735/
Gafuir733/
Hefour732/
Gaafur732/
Cefeur732/
Zefour732/
Zeifur731/
Chefur731/
Giefor731/
Geefor731/
Gofurr731/
Jefour731/
Efaure731/
Gephur731/
Geffor731/
Gafurr731/
Gapfur731/
Gopfur731/
Gofhur731/
Heffur730/
Ghaffur67187/
Efor67185/
Yeffour67116/
Gaafour67116/
Zeffour67103/
Ghofuur6734/
Gahfour6734/
Ifur6726/
Ghofurh6712/
Ghafurr6711/
Hghofur6710/
Djefour677/
Ghafaur673/
Gaffaur672/
Giffurd672/
Jfur671/
Ghafhur671/
Chefure671/
Heifurt671/
Gapheur671/
Gaphfur671/
Heffour671/
Edfurth671/
Eshfour671/
Ghofour671/
Ghaifur671/
Eyfurth670/
Giffeur670/

Gefur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gefur in the Marathi language
गेफुरgephura66.67
गॅफुरgephura33.33
Gefur in the Hindi language
गॅफूरgephura50
गेफुरgephura50

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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 Gefur
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