Afas Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Afas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Afas (565) may also be a first name.
Afas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afas (Arabic: عفاص, Hindi: अफस) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Afas are found; 40 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Levant. Afas is also the 353,173rd most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 565 people.
This last name is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 745,142. Outside of Iraq this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afas in the Hindi language | ||
| अफस | aphasa | - |
| Afas in the Arabic language | ||
| عفاص | fas | - |
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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 Afas
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