Afakir Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Afakir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Spain | 142 | 1:329,240 | 19,264 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Afakir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afakir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afakir (Hindi: अफाकिर, Marathi: फकीर) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Afakir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afakir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 506,165th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Afakir reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name Afakir is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 91,936. Not including Morocco it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 22 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afakire | 92 | 204 | / |
| Afakkir | 92 | 188 | / |
| Afakhir | 92 | 5 | / |
| Affakir | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aitfakir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afekir | 83 | 29 | / |
| Efakir | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ofakir | 83 | 18 | / |
| Afaker | 83 | 5 | / |
| Afaqir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oufakir | 77 | 308 | / |
| Afaquir | 77 | 273 | / |
| Ofakkir | 77 | 7 | / |
| Afakere | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aphakir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafaker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oufakkir | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hafakker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haffaker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oufakire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affakker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafacker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afeqir | 67 | 136 | / |
| Afeker | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hauffaker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afakyrova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efaker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadfadker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haffacker | 67 | 0 | / |
Afakir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afakir in the Hindi language | ||
| अफाकिर | aphakira | - |
| Afakir in the Marathi language | ||
| फकीर | phakira | - |
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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 Afakir
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