Ghafoora Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ghafoora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Ghafoorâ (1) are calculated separately.
Ghafoora (1,190) may also be a first name.
Ghafoora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafoora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghafoora is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ghafoorâ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafoora? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Ghafoora is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafoora reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 229,828th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,190 people.
Ghafoora is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 63 percent live and Punjab, where 38 percent live. Beside Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ghafoora
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