Ghafoor Surname

2,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghafoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan216,2981:826127
Afghanistan15,0371:2,138246
Iraq2,2641:15,4691,018
England1,7811:31,2854,176
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
India1,1011:696,69932,391
United Arab Emirates1,0321:8,8781,104
United States4951:732,24057,446
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Iran1411:544,55731,350
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Scotland1291:41,5023,856
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
Maldives571:7,091607
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Sweden461:214,06014,843
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Norway221:233,74025,571
Oman151:245,8654,150
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Togo91:805,3086,372
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Ghafoor (41,168) may also be a first name.

Ghafoor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafoor occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghafoor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafoor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,274th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,186 people. The last name Ghafoor is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghafoor live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 21,694th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 41,168 people.

It is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 216,298 people, or 1 in 826. In Pakistan Ghafoor is most common in: Punjab, where 56 percent live, Sindh, where 17 percent live and Balochistan, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and Iraq, where 1 percent live.

Ghafoor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghafoor surname are 7.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ghafoor earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning 360,232 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.36% more than the national average, earning R 314,544 per year; in United States they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning $50,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghaffoor931,277/
Ghafoore9310/
Ghasfoor9310/
Gahafoor939/
Ghaafoor935/
Ghafgoor934/
Ghaufoor933/
Gghafoor933/
Ghgafoor932/
Ghhafoor932/
Ghazfoor931/
Gjhafoor931/
Ghafootr931/
Ghjafoor931/
Hghafoor931/
Gafoor9250,777/
Ghafor922,249/
Ghaffoore8813/
Ghahafoor881/
Ghaffoorr881/
Gaffoor865,866/
Ghafour862,746/
Ghaffor862,060/
Ghafore86169/
Ghafoer8655/
Gafhoor8629/
Hgafoor8612/
Ghofoor8610/
Gafoore869/
Gafoorp865/
Gaufoor865/
Ghaforr864/
Gaafoor864/
Gafoort863/
Gahafor862/
Ngafoor861/
Gapfoor861/
Gadfoor861/
Ghafuor861/
Gafoord861/
Ghafoùr861/
Ghadfor861/
Ghatfor861/
Ghhafor861/
Gafor83861/
Ghafoorová822/
Ghaffour803,299/
Ghoufoor805/
Gafoorpp801/
Gahaffor801/
Gafffoor801/
Ghafar7738,135/
Ghafur775,228/
Gafour771,141/
Gaffor77921/
Ngafor77372/
Gafoer77128/
Ghofor77117/
Gahfor7720/
Gafore7717/
Gofoor7715/
Gayfor7715/
Gefoor779/
Gafuor777/
Gaford776/
Gafhor776/
Gafort771/
Hgafor771/
Gazfor771/
Gaifor771/
Gasfor770/
Ghjaffour751/
Ghaffar71212,945/
Gafford713,588/
Gaffour711,988/
Ghafaar711,192/
Gayford71451/
Gatford71356/
Ghaffur71187/
Ghafare71119/
Gaafour71116/
Gaffore7165/
Nghofor7150/
Gaphoor7143/
Gaffoer7142/
Gahfour7134/
Gahafar7125/
Ghaafar7112/
Ghafurr7111/
Ghazfar7110/
Gadfour719/
Gasford718/
Ghofoer718/
Ghoffor718/
Ghoofar717/
Gahffor716/
Ghafhar716/
Gayffor715/
Ghafure714/
Gafoure714/
Ghafuur713/
Gghafar713/
Ngaffor713/
Ghafaur713/
Goffoor712/
Ghaphor712/
Ghefour712/
Gaiford711/
Gawford711/
Gaffort711/
Gayfore711/
Ghafarr711/
Ghaufar711/
Ghoufor711/
Hgaffor711/
Ghafasr711/
Ghafhur711/
Ghahfar711/
Ghaifur711/
Ghofour711/
Gaifort711/
Ghadfar711/
Ghaefar711/
Ghafatr711/
Ghafgar711/
Gahfore711/
Gaforth710/
Gadford710/
Gaufort710/
Gafar6771,030/
Gafur6749,808/
Gaforova677,942/
Gaisford671,087/
Gofor67324/
Ghaffaar6728/
Gahaffar6718/
Ghafffar6717/
Gáfor6714/
Gefor6712/
Gheffour677/
Ghaaffar674/
Ghaffarr674/
Gassford673/
Gaysford673/
Ghaffare673/
Ghhaffar672/
Ghjaffar672/
Gjhaffar671/
Ghaffard671/
Ghaffarz671/
Ghaffutr671/
Ghadffar671/
Gghaffar671/
Ghooffar671/
Ghafahar671/
Gaiffour670/

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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 Ghafoor
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