Ghafoorian Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ghafoorian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafoorian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ghafoorian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafoorian occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafoorian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Ghafoorian reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Ghafoorian is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,020,593. Other than Iran it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found.

Ghafoorian Last Name Statistics demography

Ghafoorian earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.83% more than the national average, earning $58,610 USD 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 Ghafoorian
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