Ghafour Surname

158,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ghafour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghafour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9391:81,7718,322
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Pakistan2651:674,12810,302
Algeria1001:386,31633,655
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Sweden491:200,95413,911
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Ghafoùr (1) are calculated separately.

Ghafour (11,116) may also be a first name.

Ghafour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghafour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻐﻔﻮﺭ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Ghafoùr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghafour? popularity and diffusion

Ghafour is the 158,951st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,653,877 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Ghafour are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ghafour is also the 57,073rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 11,116 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 81,771. In Iran Ghafour is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 31 percent reside and Egypt, where 12 percent reside.

Ghafour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ghafour last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ghafour earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.78% less than the national average, earning $33,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $49,147 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghafoùr951/
Ghaffour933,299/
Ghafur925,228/
Ghafor922,249/
Gafour921,141/
Ghafeyour881/
Ghjaffour881/
Ghafoor86241,423/
Ghaffor862,060/
Gaffour861,988/
Ghaffur86187/
Ghafore86169/
Gaafour86116/
Ghafoer8655/
Gahfour8634/
Ghafurr8611/
Gadfour869/
Ghafure864/
Ghaforr864/
Gafoure864/
Ghafuur863/
Ghafaur863/
Gahafor862/
Ghafuor861/
Ghafhur861/
Ghadfor861/
Ghaifur861/
Ghofour861/
Ghatfor861/
Ghhafor861/
Gafur8349,808/
Gafor83861/
Ghaffoor801,277/
Ghafoore8010/
Ghasfoor8010/
Gahafoor809/
Ghaafoor805/
Ghafgoor804/
Ghaufoor803/
Gghafoor803/
Ghgafoor802/
Ghhafoor802/
Ghazfoor801/
Gjhafoor801/
Ghaffutr801/
Ghafootr801/
Ghjafoor801/
Gahaffor801/
Hghafoor801/
Gaiffour800/
Gafoor7750,777/
Ghafar7738,135/
Ghofur7716,237/
Gaffor77921/
Gaffur77737/
Ngafor77372/
Gafuur77256/
Gafoer77128/
Ghofor77117/
Gafhur7746/
Gaufur7720/
Gahfor7720/
Gafore7717/
Gayfor7715/
Gafure7713/
Gofour777/
Gafaur777/
Gafuor777/
Gaford776/
Gahfur776/
Gafhor776/
Gafuir773/
Gafuer772/
Gaafur772/
Gapfur771/
Gafurr771/
Gafort771/
Hgafor771/
Ngafur771/
Gazfor771/
Gaifor771/
Gasfur771/
Gasfor770/
Ghaffoore7513/
Gafourova754/
Ghahafoor751/
Ghaffoorr751/
Ghaffar71212,945/
Gaffoor715,866/
Gafford713,588/
Ghafaar711,192/
Gayford71451/
Gatford71356/
Ghafeer71200/
Ghafare71119/
Gaffore7165/
Nghofor7150/
Gaffoer7142/
Ghofuur7134/
Gafhoor7129/
Gahafar7125/
Ghofurh7112/
Ghaafar7112/
Hgafoor7112/
Hghofur7110/
Ghofoor7110/
Ghazfar7110/
Gafoore719/
Gasford718/
Ghofoer718/
Ghoffor718/
Ghafear717/
Ghoufar716/
Gahffor716/
Ghafhar716/
Gafoorp715/
Gayffor715/
Gaufoor715/
Gaafoor714/
Gafoort713/
Gghafar713/
Ngaffor713/
Ghafoorová712/
Ghaphur712/
Ghafair712/
Ghaphor712/
Gaffaur712/
Ghafaer712/
Ghafier712/
Gaiford711/
Gawford711/
Ngafoor711/
Gapfoor711/
Gaphfur711/
Gadfoor711/
Gaffure711/
Gaffort711/
Gayfore711/
Ghafarr711/
Ghaufar711/
Ghoufor711/
Gafoord711/
Hgaffor711/
Ghafasr711/
Ghahfar711/
Gaifort711/
Gaphour711/
Ghadfar711/
Ghafatr711/
Ghafgar711/
Gahfore711/
Ghoufur711/
Gaforth710/
Gadford710/
Gaufort710/
Gafar6771,030/
Gofur6718,704/
Gaforova677,942/
Gaisford671,087/
Gofor67324/
Gofourth67147/
Ghaffaar6728/
Gahaffar6718/
Ghafffar6717/
Gáfor6714/
Ghoufoor675/
Ghaaffar674/
Ghaffarr674/
Gassford673/
Gaysford673/
Ghaffare673/
Ghhaffar672/
Ghjaffar672/
Gafoorpp671/
Gjhaffar671/
Ghaffair671/
Ghaffard671/
Ghaffarz671/
Ghadffar671/
Gghaffar671/
Gafurowa671/
Ghafahar671/
Gafffoor671/

Ghafour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghafour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻐﻔﻮﺭalghfwr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghafour
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