Afak Surname

97,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Afak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,5951:166,93510,361
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Afak (15,895) may also be a first name.

Afak Last Name Facts

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

Afak (Arabic: أفاك, Hindi: आफाक, Marathi: आफ़ाक) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Afak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afak is the 97,336th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,494,268 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Afak are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Afak is also the 44,617th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 15,895 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 4,595 people, or 1 in 166,935. In India Afak is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 56 percent are found, Bihar, where 40 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 3 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aafak89920/
Affak8960/
Afake8919/
Afaak8918/
Gafak8918/
Afgak8912/
Afakh8910/
Aifak898/
Ahfak895/
Afack894/
Afhak892/
Afaik891/
Aefak891/
Afeak891/
Hafak891/
Affack80105/
Affakh805/
Aafaak803/
Ahafak802/
Gafack802/
Aefack801/
Aaffak801/
Afahak801/
Asfajk801/
Athfak801/
Afauke801/
Aujfak801/
Afaq757,751/
Ofak75174/
Afok7536/
Afag7529/
Afac751/
Efak751/
Afakova7318/
Afahake737/
Afaikeh731/
Achfack731/
Ashffak731/
Aahafak731/
Ashfakq731/
Asfaq67727/
Afoke67654/
Afaqe67649/
Aafaq67530/
Afagh67358/
Affaq67306/
Aphak67176/
Afaaq67174/
Uifak67141/
Ahfaq6726/
Aufaq6723/
Afeik6719/
Offak6719/
Atfaq6717/
Hafok6711/
Asfag679/
Ofake678/
Afaqu678/
Afaag676/
Afouk675/
Afaiq675/
Asfok674/
Hafag672/
Afhaq672/
Gafok672/
Hafac671/
Ofack671/
Aafag671/
Ahashfak671/
Afoik671/
Haufeack671/
Afock671/
Afook671/
Affag671/
Oufak671/
Azfaq671/
Efajk671/
Aifaq671/
Oofak671/
Affac670/

Afak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afak in the Hindi language
आफाकaphaka82.24
अफाकaphaka16.38
आफ़ाकafaka0.41
अफ़ाकafaka0.05
आफ़कafaka0.04
अफ़कafaka0.04
फाकphaka0.02
अफाक्aphak0.02
Afak in the Marathi language
आफ़ाकafaka75
अफ़ाकafaka25
Afak in the Arabic language
أفاكafak-

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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 Afak
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