Ghafora Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghafora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1211:1,476,39616,157
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ghafora (599) may also be a first name.

Ghafora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafora is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafora? popularity and diffusion

Ghafora is the 1,415,499th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghafora are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 341,591st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 599 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,476,396. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 98 percent reside and Sindh, where 2 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafoora9317/
Ghafoura938/
Ghaffora932/
Gafora924/
Ghaforeha881/
Ghafori86282/
Ghafore86169/
Ghafory8640/
Ghafara8626/
Gafoora8626/
Ghafera864/
Ghaforo862/
Ghafura861/
Gahfora861/
Gafoura861/
Ghafoorzai8244/
Ghafourzah821/
Ghafoorzay821/
Ghafouri8037,601/
Ghafoury805,520/
Ghafoori802,365/
Ghafoory8071/
Ngafoura8056/
Ghafoore8010/
Ghaffara805/
Ghaffori805/
Ghaffory803/
Ghaforri801/
Ghafarai801/
Ghafoorâ801/
Ghaforee801/
Ghaforeh801/
Ghaforez801/
Ghaforgi801/
Gafara77161/
Gafera7793/
Gafura7762/
Gafori7728/
Gafore7717/
Gaforo7714/
Gafory772/
Gefora770/
Ghaffouri7515/
Ghaffoore7513/
Ghaffoori759/
Ghafarzai752/
Ghadfoori751/
Gafoorooa751/
Ghafoorii751/
Ghaffaara751/
Ghaffarah751/
Ghafari714,048/
Ghafuri711,447/
Gaffory71389/
Ghafary71230/
Ghafare71119/
Gaffori7184/
Gaffore7165/
Gaforio7136/
Gafouri7123/
Gaffara7120/
Ghafury7114/
Gafoore719/
Gafforj718/
Gafoori716/
Ghafurj715/
Ghafure714/
Gafoure714/
Ghaffarzah713/
Gaffura712/
Gafaara712/
Gasfara711/
Gafarat711/
Gafaroa711/
Gafurah711/
Gafuroa711/
Gayfore711/
Ghafaro711/
Ghaffarzai711/
Gaforih711/
Gafarga711/
Ghaffourri711/
Gafuray711/
Ghofori711/
Gafoory711/
Gahfore711/
Ghaffari67102,941/
Gafforio67187/
Ghaffary67104/
Ghafarou6710/
Gapharas679/
Ghaifari676/
Ghafaari674/
Ghafarri674/
Ghafuiri673/
Ghaffare673/
Ghafarie672/
Gafourou672/
Ghafauri671/
Ghaffaro671/
Gahafari671/
Gaffored671/
Ghasfari671/
Ghazfary671/
Ngafouri671/
Ghafaree671/
Ghafares671/
Ghafhari671/
Ghafurou671/
Ghaafari671/
Ghazfari671/
Gahffori671/
Hgafouri671/
Hghafari671/
Gaafaray671/
Ghafarry671/
Ghaffuri671/
Gafoorip671/
Gahfouri671/
Gafforey670/
Gafferaj670/

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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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  • 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 Ghafora
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