Aafar Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Aafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Aafar (36) may also be a first name.
Aafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aafar (Arabic: آيفر, Hindi: आफार) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aafar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aafar is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Aafar occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Aafar reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 36 people.
The surname Aafar is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 78 percent are found, Gombe, where 10 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Aafar exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 30 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aafar in the Hindi language | ||
| आफार | aphara | - |
| Aafar in the Arabic language | ||
| آيفر | ayfr | - |
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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 Aafar
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