Ghafur Surname
Approximately 5,228 people bear this surname
Ghafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,211 | 1:59,814 | 6,575 |
| India | 977 | 1:785,123 | 35,381 |
| Pakistan | 611 | 1:292,380 | 6,196 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Afghanistan | 344 | 1:93,469 | 2,494 |
| Malaysia | 178 | 1:165,698 | 10,135 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| United Arab Emirates | 74 | 1:123,814 | 10,355 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ghafur (1,345) may also be a first name.
Ghafur Demographics
Average Ghafur Salary in
United States
$39,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghafur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghafur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghafur (Hindi: ग़फ़ूर, Marathi: गफुर) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ghafur.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghafur? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,556th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,393,945 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ghafur are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ghafur is also the 214,074th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 1,345 people.
The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,211 people, or 1 in 59,814. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 43 percent reside, West Java, where 22 percent reside and Riau Islands, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.
Ghafur Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ghafur last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ghafur earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $39,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 177.04% more than the national average, earning $137,642 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghafur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghafur in the Hindi language | ||
| ग़फ़ूर | gafura | 50 |
| गफूर | gaphura | 50 |
| Ghafur in the Marathi language | ||
| गफुर | gaphura | 50 |
| घफुर | ghaphura | 33.33 |
| गफूर | gaphura | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Ghafur
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