Ghaforan Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Ghaforan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 202 | 1:884,376 | 12,097 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
Ghaforan (12,554) may also be a first name.
Ghaforan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaforan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghaforan is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaforan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghaforan is the 1,140,742nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Ghaforan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghaforan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 52,538th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 12,554 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 884,376. In Pakistan Ghaforan is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 68 percent are found, Sindh, where 31 percent are found and Balochistan, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafooran | 94 | 340 | / |
| Ghafouran | 94 | 15 | / |
| Ghaforean | 94 | 7 | / |
| Ghafforan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gaforan | 93 | 10 | / |
| Ghafoorhan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghafaran | 88 | 1,821 | / |
| Gafooran | 88 | 29 | / |
| Ghaforon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ghoforan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffoorand | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ghaffaran | 82 | 518 | / |
| Gafohrain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ghaforoon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gafuran | 80 | 75 | / |
| Gafaran | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gaferan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffarane | 78 | 42 | / |
| Ghaffarand | 78 | 13 | / |
| Ghaffarran | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gopharan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gapharan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gaffaran | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ghofaran | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gafooram | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghaffaram | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ghaffaron | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gofaran | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gafaranova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaphuran | 63 | 5 | / |
| Gafaroun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gafurzhon | 59 | 4 | / |
| Gaffarzhon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ghoifarotin | 53 | 7 | / |
| Gofaron | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Ghaforan
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