Afashan Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Afashan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afashan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6331:1,211,79448,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Afashan (1,265) may also be a first name.

Afashan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afashan (Hindi: अफशां, Marathi: आफशान) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afashan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 513,430th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afashan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Afashan is also the 221,869th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,265 people.

The last name Afashan is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 1,211,794. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 92 percent are found, Bihar, where 3 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India Afashan is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afashane9321/
Aafashan9310/
Afashann936/
Afaishan932/
Afhashan931/
Afashank931/
Afasan92294/
Aafashaan8814/
Afasanh8610/
Afashon869/
Aafasan865/
Afasham863/
Afachan862/
Afasane862/
Hafasan861/
Afassan861/
Atfasan861/
Hafasain8011/
Afahasan809/
Aphashan807/
Affassan801/
Afassane801/
Afason7730/
Afazan776/
Afasen771/
Ofasan771/
Afosan771/
Aphasan711,550/
Afochan71229/
Afaisen7174/
Hafazan718/
Affason715/
Afossan712/
Afaizan711/
Hafason711/
Afoichan67117/
Hafazaan6786/
Affossan6759/
Afoïchan6751/
Hafazean6720/
Afoychan6713/
Haphasan6712/
Afouchan679/
Afoîchan673/
Affosanh672/
Afotchan671/
Gaphasan671/
Afochane671/
Affayson670/

Afashan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afashan in the Hindi language
अफशांaphasam76.2
अफशानaphasana10.03
अफशाँaphasam7.79
आफशांaphasam3.65
आफशाँaphasam0.41
अफ़शांafasam0.33
अफशाaphasa0.25
अफशँaphasam0.25
अफ़शानafasana0.17
अफशनaphasana0.17
अफाशांaphasam0.17
अफशॉaphaso0.08
अफसांaphasam0.08
आफशनaphasana0.08
अफशaphasa0.08
अफशॉंaphasom0.08
आफ़शांafasam0.08
Afashan in the Marathi language
आफशानaphasana43.48
अफशनaphasana34.78
अफशानaphasana13.04
अफशानाaphasana4.35
आफशनaphasana4.35

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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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  • 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 Afashan
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