Ghafoori Surname

180,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Ghafoori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafoori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,3041:24,6571,162
Iran5481:140,11412,580
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Pakistan1391:1,285,20814,950
Canada491:751,95159,756
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ghafoori (744) may also be a first name.

Ghafoori Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafoori is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafoori? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,255th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,081,415 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ghafoori live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 301,495th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 744 people.

It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,304 people, or 1 in 24,657. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Herat, where 40 percent reside, Kabul, where 16 percent reside and Balkh, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan Ghafoori exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Ghafoori Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghafoori last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Ghafoori earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 45.02% more than the national average, earning $62,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $52,027 CAD per year.

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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 Ghafoori
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