Ghafoon Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ghafoon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ghafoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghafoon (Arabic: غفون) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafoon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghafoon is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Ghafoon are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Ghafoon is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafoon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gafon | 83 | 236 | / |
| Ghafoune | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gheefoon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghafan | 77 | 315 | / |
| Ngafon | 77 | 78 | / |
| Gaffon | 77 | 32 | / |
| Gadfon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaifon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gatfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffan | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ghafane | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ghadfan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghatfan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nghofon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gapfont | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaffoen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghapfan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gafonova | 67 | 149 | / |
| Gafan | 67 | 143 | / |
| Ghadfane | 67 | 138 | / |
| Gefon | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gafun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gofon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghafatin | 67 | 1 | / |
Ghafoon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghafoon in the Arabic language | ||
| غفون | ghfwn | - |
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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 Ghafoon
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