Afab Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Denmark

Afab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Afab (49) may also be a first name.

Afab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afab occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afab is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Afab is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Afab live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent are found, Punjab, where 25 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Afab occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afgab8916/
Afatb899/
Atfab894/
Afaab891/
Gafab891/
Affab891/
Afeab891/
Ashfab801/
Afhatb801/
Haifab801/
Afgaab801/
Afaf753,967/
Afav753/
Afaw752/
Afap752/
Afob752/
Ofab752/
Afape67589/
Affaf67350/
Afafe67208/
Hafaf6747/
Afaaf6728/
Afova6718/
Gafaf6711/
Aafaf677/
Affaw674/
Afowa674/
Afaff673/
Afasf672/
Afaif672/
Afafh672/
Afaiv671/
Afatp671/
Afadf671/
Azfaw671/
Hafaw671/
Hafeb671/
Afayf671/

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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 Afab
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