Afagan Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Afagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2681:2,862,18487,228
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Afagan (406) may also be a first name.

Afagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afagan (Hindi: अफगान, Marathi: आफगान) is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afagan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 963,821st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afagan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Afagan is also the 427,982nd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 406 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 2,862,184. In India Afagan is most numerous in: Bihar, where 53 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 37 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afaghan921,342/
Asfagan928/
Afangan922/
Afagane922/
Affagan921/
Afaghane8611/
Gaffagan861/
Afagasin861/
Gafeagan860/
Afagam836/
Afagon832/
Afegan831/
Afogan831/
Affanganh801/
Gaffaghan800/
Aphagan7769/
Afeghan7725/
O'Fagan7716/
Ofeagan773/
Afeigan772/
Afougan772/
Hafegan771/
Afoghan771/
Effagan771/
Afoogan771/
Aphaghan71183/
Afeghean711/
Afougane711/
O'fagain711/
Afougang711/
Efagon672/
Houfangan671/
Ofogan671/
Ofoghan6218/
O'Fegan623/
Afogoun622/
Efougan621/
Effagon621/
Afaigom621/
Afogong621/
Affogoun5710/
Offongan576/
Ofonghan573/
Efoughan571/
Affongon571/
Efogon5040/

Afagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afagan in the Marathi language
आफगानaphagana-
Afagan in the Hindi language
अफगानaphagana73.58
अफगनaphagana25.2
आफगानaphagana0.81
अफगांaphagam0.41

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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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  • 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 Afagan
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