Afaq Surname

64,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,7331:31,1611,527
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
India6621:1,158,70946,960
United Arab Emirates1941:47,2284,774
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Oman61:614,6626,082
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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'.

- afaq

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

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Afak754,877/
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Ashfaque674,172/
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Afagh67358/
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Afaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afaq in the Marathi language
अफ़क़afaqa66.67
आफ़क़afaqa33.33
Afaq in the Hindi language
आफाकaphaka59.16
आफाक़aphaqa17.63
अफाकaphaka8.58
आफ़ाक़afaqa6.03
आफाक़aphaqa3.94
अफाक़aphaqa3.02
अफ़ाक़afaqa1.16
अफ़क़afaqa0.46
Afaq in the Arabic language
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