Afaq Surname
Approximately 7,751 people bear this surname
Afaq Surname User-submission:
Meaning: the Place where the earth and the sky meet. Plural of the word, ufaq, in Urdu, which means 'horizon'.
Afaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5,733 | 1:31,161 | 1,527 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| India | 662 | 1:1,158,709 | 46,960 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Afaq (24,074) may also be a first name.
Afaq Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Meaning: the Place where the earth and the sky meet. Plural of the word, ufaq, in Urdu, which means 'horizon'.
- afaqAfaq Demographics
Average Afaq Salary in
United States
$50,794 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Afaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afaq (Arabic: عفاق, Hindi: आफाक, Marathi: अफ़क़) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaq? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 64,541st most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 940,207 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Afaq live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afaq is also the 32,948th most common first name in the world, borne by 24,074 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 5,733 people, or 1 in 31,161. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 49 percent live, Punjab, where 32 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Afaq Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Afaq last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Afaq earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.72% more than the national average, earning $50,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,521 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afaq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afaq in the Marathi language | ||
| अफ़क़ | afaqa | 66.67 |
| आफ़क़ | afaqa | 33.33 |
| Afaq in the Hindi language | ||
| आफाक | aphaka | 59.16 |
| आफाक़ | aphaqa | 17.63 |
| अफाक | aphaka | 8.58 |
| आफ़ाक़ | afaqa | 6.03 |
| आफाक़ | aphaqa | 3.94 |
| अफाक़ | aphaqa | 3.02 |
| अफ़ाक़ | afaqa | 1.16 |
| अफ़क़ | afaqa | 0.46 |
| Afaq in the Arabic language | ||
| عفاق | faq | - |
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