Afaras Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afaras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afaras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1121:685,55836,303
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afaras (27) may also be a first name.

Afaras Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afaras Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Afaras (Marathi: अफरस) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afaras? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afaras is the 1,637,889th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Afaras occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Afaras are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afaras is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 27 people.

The last name Afaras is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 685,558. In Iran Afaras is most frequent in: Hormozgan Province, where 83 percent reside and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afargas928/
Afarass926/
Affaras925/
Asfaras924/
Afarash923/
Afara912,711/
Afargass865/
Aafarash861/
Afarasse861/
Affarhas861/
Afarah83700/
Affara83367/
Afarad83262/
Gafara83161/
Afaraj83151/
Asfara83141/
Afaray8341/
Afarat8337/
Afaros8327/
Afarga8317/
Hafara8313/
Afaraz8313/
Afasra8311/
Afeara833/
Efaras832/
Afaroa831/
Afgara831/
Afarra831/
Afaara831/
Afatra831/
Ajfara831/
Afarea831/
Afaira831/
Affargass802/
Gaffarass801/
Affarahas801/
Afarazh7725/
Gaffara7720/
Asfarah7718/
Afaradh7717/
Afarauj7710/
Afarosh7710/
Afarait776/
Affaray775/
Hafarah772/
Gafaara772/
Eaufara771/
Aafarad771/
Afaraij771/
Afarros771/
Affarat771/
Asfahra771/
Gafarga771/
Aasfara771/
Afarrah771/
Asfaara771/
Asfarai771/
Ayferas771/
Awfarah771/
Afarhat771/
Hafatra771/
Aferash771/
Affarra771/
Afora73565/
Ofara7374/
Afaro7364/
D'Affara7114/
Gapharas719/
Afargoss718/
Hajfarah714/
Affarath711/
Aafaradh711/
Asfaraah711/
Awfaarax711/
Gaafaray711/
Aassfara711/
Hajfaraj711/
Hatfaraj711/
Afaroj6711,262/
Gafaro671,928/
Asfora671,381/
Afaroz67448/
Oufara67241/
Affora6775/
Afeira6731/
Aforah6719/
Afarou6716/
Asfaro6715/
Afaroh6712/
Afairo679/
Afoora679/
Ofarah676/
Aifaro675/
Afoura675/
Avarah675/
D'affarra674/
Gafora674/
Aferos673/
Afarod672/
Affaro672/
Hafaro672/
Aforaj671/
Afarro671/
Aufora671/
Asfóra671/
Ophaharas671/
Gofara671/
Afeura671/
Offara670/

Afaras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afaras in the Marathi language
अफरसapharasa80
अफरासapharasa20

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Afaras
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