Ghaffur Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghaffur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghaffur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1381:1,294,52115,016
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
England71:7,959,723202,100
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghaffur (13) may also be a first name.

Ghaffur Last Name Facts

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

Ghaffur occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ghaffur.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghaffur? popularity and diffusion

Ghaffur is the 1,239,697th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ghaffur live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 1,294,521. In Pakistan Ghaffur is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 55 percent live, Sindh, where 36 percent live and Balochistan, where 4 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Ghaffur occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffour933,299/
Ghaffutr931/
Ghafur925,228/
Gaffur92737/
Ghjaffour881/
Ghafour862,746/
Ghaffor862,060/
Gaffour861,988/
Ghafurr8611/
Ghafure864/
Ghafaur863/
Ghafuur863/
Gaffaur862/
Gaffure861/
Ghafhur861/
Ghaifur861/
Gafur8349,808/
Ghaffoor801,277/
Gheffour807/
Gahaffor801/
Gaiffour800/
Ghofur7716,237/
Ghafor772,249/
Gafour771,141/
Gaffor77921/
Gafuur77256/
Goffur77222/
Gafhur7746/
Gaufur7720/
Gafure7713/
Gafaur777/
Gahfur776/
Gafuir773/
Gaafur772/
Gapfur771/
Gafurr771/
Ngafur771/
Gasfur771/
Ghaffoore7513/
Gaffurova758/
Ghaffoorr751/
Ghafoor71241,423/
Gaffoor715,866/
Gaafour71116/
Ghafoer7155/
Gaffoer7142/
Ghofuur7134/
Gahfour7134/
Ghofurh7112/
Hghofur7110/
Gadfour719/
Ghoffor718/
Gahffor716/
Gayffor715/
Ghaforr714/
Gafoure714/
Gahafor712/
Ghefour712/
Ghaphur712/
Ghoufur711/
Hgaffor711/
Ghafoùr711/
Ghofour711/
Ghhafor711/
Gaphfur711/
Gofur6718,704/
Gafor67861/
Gefur67111/
Ghafoore6710/
Gahafoor679/
Ghaafoor675/
Gghafoor673/
Ghaufoor673/
Ghhafoor672/
Gafffoor671/
Gafurowa671/
Hghafoor671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghaffur
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