Afaraj Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Afaraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Afaraj (748) may also be a first name.
Afaraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afaraj (Arabic: أفراج, Hindi: अफराज, Marathi: अफराज, Oriya: ଅଫରାଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afaraj is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afaraj are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 300,583rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 748 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 5,113,769. In India Afaraj is primarily found in: Bihar, where 42 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Beside India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Iraq, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afaraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afaraj in the Hindi language | ||
| अफराज | apharaja | 95.43 |
| आफराज | apharaja | 1.02 |
| आफ़राज | afaraja | 0.76 |
| अफरज | apharaja | 0.76 |
| अफरोज | apharoja | 0.25 |
| Afaraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଫରାଜ | apharaja | 50 |
| ଅଫରାଜ୍ | apharaj | 50 |
| Afaraj in the Marathi language | ||
| अफराज | apharaja | 36.73 |
| आफराज | apharaja | 32.65 |
| अफरेाज | aphareaja | 12.24 |
| अफरज | apharaja | 10.2 |
| असमज | asamaja | 6.12 |
| अफाराज | apharaja | 2.04 |
| Afaraj in the Arabic language | ||
| أفراج | afraj | - |
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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 Afaraj
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