Aaftab Surname

190,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Aaftab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aaftab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6181:474,08224,201
Pakistan5811:307,4776,397
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548

Aaftab (7,428) may also be a first name.

Aaftab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aaftab (Hindi: आफताब, Marathi: आफताब) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aaftab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aaftab is the 190,257th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,284,158 people. Aaftab is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Aaftab live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Aaftab is also the 74,629th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 7,428 people.

The surname Aaftab is most common in India, where it is held by 1,618 people, or 1 in 474,082. In India Aaftab is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 81 percent live, Bihar, where 15 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Not including India it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 26 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aaftaab9223/
Aafthab921/
Aaftabh921/
Aafhtab921/
Aftab9175,328/
Afthab83515/
Aftaab83390/
Aaftav8376/
Aaftaf8323/
Afftab8320/
Aftaib8314/
Aftabh8310/
Afhtab838/
Afttab835/
Aabtab834/
Haftab831/
Aftahb831/
Auftab831/
Aaftob831/
Aavtab831/
Aftasb831/
Aaphtab7724/
Afthaab772/
Afftaab771/
Aftav73121/
Aftaf7347/
Abtab7329/
Afteb7310/
Aftaw736/
Aftap732/
Avtab732/
Eftab731/
Aphtab67113/
Abtaib6740/
Habtab6733/
Aftova6719/
Afthaf675/
Afftav671/
Aabtaf671/
Aavtav671/
Haftaf671/
Aftaav671/

Aaftab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aaftab in the Marathi language
आफताबaphataba98.38
अफताबaphataba0.46
महताबmahataba0.08
आफतबaphataba0.08
असतारasatara0.08
Aaftab in the Hindi language
आफताबaphataba98.23
आफ़ताबafataba0.54
आफ्ताबaphtaba0.38
आफतावaphatava0.31
अफताबaphataba0.15

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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 Aaftab
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