Afari Surname

21,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana21,4741:1,258203
Iran2,1461:35,7794,231
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
England821:679,48938,951
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397

Afari (1,753) may also be a first name.

Afari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afari (Hindi: अफारी, Marathi: आफरी) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afari? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afari is the 21,986th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 294,684 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Afari reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afari is also the 182,945th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 1,753 people.

It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 21,474 people, or 1 in 1,258. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 9 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.

Afari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afari last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afari earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning $33,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafari914,524/
Asfari911,562/
Affari91747/
Hafari91512/
Afhari91420/
Afarid91334/
Azfari91213/
Afasri9145/
Afarij9136/
Afahri9128/
Afarit9126/
Afaeri9120/
Afgari9120/
Apfari9116/
Afaris9116/
Afaari919/
Aafari916/
Adfari913/
Afatri913/
Afairi913/
Aifari913/
Afarie912/
Ahfari912/
Aufari912/
Afarip911/
Ajfari911/
Afariy911/
Afarri911/
Atfari911/
Afargi911/
Gaffari831,078/
Haffari83729/
Asfarid83102/
Hasfari8350/
Haafari8334/
Ajzfari8325/
Ashfari8322/
Aasfari8320/
Hajfari8316/
Gafahri8315/
Ajfariz8313/
Afarait836/
Hafairi835/
Assfari834/
Afharri834/
Gahfari834/
Asfhari832/
Affhari832/
Gapfari832/
Asfairi832/
Gafayri832/
Affaris832/
Haifari831/
Afaraij831/
Affarri831/
Gafaari831/
Hayfari831/
Hafauri831/
Gafarih831/
Ahfarri831/
Afariss831/
Affairi831/
Asfarai831/
Asfarri831/
Gafarii831/
Hafatri831/
Azfaris831/
Afearie831/
Afahari831/
Afara802,711/
Aferi801,277/
Afare80709/
Afori80147/
Afary8039/
Ofari8016/
Efari803/
Afarrich775/
Hashfari773/
Gahafari771/
Gaffaari771/
Hajjfari771/
Hajsfari771/
Gahffari771/
Aashfari771/
Gaaffari771/
Afaroj7311,262/
Afouri73663/
Hafare73654/
Affare73638/
Affara73367/
Gafary73281/
Afferi73216/
Affori73184/
Afaraj73151/
Gofari73128/
Afeare73128/
Asfary73110/
Gafare7393/
Afaret7384/
Ofarie7370/
Afairy7352/
Afaray7341/
Đaferi7340/
Affary7330/
Aphari7329/
Afaruj7328/
Gafori7328/
Oufari7325/
Aferri7321/
Afarej7315/
Afared7315/
Hafara7313/
Ahvari7311/
Hofari7310/
Afares7310/
Aforis736/
Atfare736/
Hafary735/
Aforgi735/
Ofarri734/
Afaire734/
Aforij733/
Afeeri733/
Ofarei733/
Ofaeri733/
Afeara733/
Hefari733/
Azfary733/
Aafare732/
Aeferi732/
Aferei732/
Auferi732/
Haferi732/
Ofario731/
Eyfari731/
Afarez731/
Afaroa731/
Afhare731/
Afarra731/
Aforio731/
Aforie731/
Afaara731/
Afarés731/
Ofarii731/
Afuori731/
Ajfara731/
Afarea731/
Afareh731/
Afarge731/
Afarre731/
Aferie731/
Afféri731/
Afaira731/
Azfare731/
Asfouri671,493/
Aufaure67468/
Afaraya67257/
Gaafary67251/
Haffary67240/
Affouri67236/
Afourid67168/
Aphairi67101/
Affaire67100/
Asfarry6791/
Afferri6785/
Gaffori6784/
Asforis6757/
Gaffare6745/
Eafeare6737/
Gaforio6736/
Hafouri6735/
Aphatri6726/
Gaffary6725/
Gafouri6723/
Affarez6722/
Eiffari6713/
Gaphari679/
Aifouri679/
Gafoori676/
Apharid676/
Affaray675/
Affarey675/
Goffari674/
Ozfahri674/
Gafaary674/
Afaraja673/
Hafaroj673/
Gaafare673/
Ozfaris673/
Oufarid673/
Ashfary672/
Afforgi672/
Affaret672/
Gafaree672/
Ofarris671/
Hatfori671/
Hasfare671/
Eaufara671/
Hafaruj671/
Ahavari671/
Aiphari671/
Afarroj671/
Apharip671/
Apharit671/
Avfaroj671/
Gafaire671/
Afférri671/
Hafareh671/
Hafaury671/
Gaforih671/
Ahfouri671/
Afareed671/
Afatret671/
Affairy671/
Asfaree671/
Azfaree671/
Azfouri671/
Apharei671/
Apharij671/
Aphayri671/
Assfori671/
Gafarey671/
Affarra671/

Afari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afari in the Hindi language
अफारीaphari57.14
आफरीaphari14.29
अफसरीaphasari7.14
अफरी़aphari7.14
ाफरीaphari7.14
अफरीaphari7.14
Afari in the Marathi language
आफरीaphari46.67
अफारीaphari20
अफरीaphari20
तारीtari6.67
आफरीनapharina6.67

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