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 be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Afas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afas is the 1,497,948th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Afas are found; 40 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 353,173rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 565 people.
It is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 745,142. Without taking into account Iraq it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs 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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