Maghfoor Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Maghfoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghfoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan841:2,126,71319,920
Afghanistan491:656,1877,419
India61:127,844,230863,365
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Maghfoor (476) may also be a first name.

Maghfoor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maghfoor (Hindi: मगफूर) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Maghfoor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghfoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Maghfoor are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maghfoor is also the 389,954th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 476 people.

Maghfoor is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,126,713. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Sindh, where 18 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 34 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maghfoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maghfoor in the Hindi language
मगफूरmagaphura-

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