Afakar Surname
Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname
Afakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,372 | 1:55,964 | 6,132 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Afakar (75) may also be a first name.
Afakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afakar (Arabic: أفكار, Hindi: अफकार, Marathi: आफकर) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afakar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 277,333rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,216,568 people. Afakar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Afakar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afakar is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 1,372 people, or 1 in 55,964. In Iran it is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent live and Tehran Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Iran Afakar exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afakare | 92 | 81 | / |
| Afakhar | 92 | 14 | / |
| Gafakar | 92 | 8 | / |
| Afadkar | 92 | 6 | / |
| Atfakar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afakarh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adfadkar | 86 | 19 | / |
| Ashfakar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Afatkhar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afaqar | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afekar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afokare | 77 | 18 | / |
| Afekhar | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gofakar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Afokhar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afokhare | 71 | 21 | / |
| Aafotkar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adfodkar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afokahre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avakahar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoukare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofokar | 67 | 21 | / |
| Efakor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitfoukar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadfodkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofacar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afekour | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ofokare | 62 | 2 | / |
| Aphokar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afeqqar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ofuokar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aphekar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gofokar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Efekhar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ofokaire | 57 | 46 | / |
| Offokaire | 53 | 2 | / |
| Hoffeckar | 53 | 0 | / |
| Ofokor | 50 | 88 | / |
| Hoffeckear | 50 | 1 | / |
| Efokor | 50 | 1 | / |
Afakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afakar in the Hindi language | ||
| अफकार | aphakara | 75 |
| आफकार | aphakara | 10.71 |
| अफकर | aphakara | 7.14 |
| अफाक | aphaka | 3.57 |
| अफ़कार | afakara | 3.57 |
| Afakar in the Marathi language | ||
| आफकर | aphakara | 66.67 |
| अफकर | aphakara | 33.33 |
| Afakar in the Arabic language | ||
| أفكار | afkar | - |
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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
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- 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 Afakar
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