Afatab Surname

76,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Afatab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afatab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,5571:138,0368,817
Iran7871:97,5649,618
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476

Afatab (45,612) may also be a first name.

Afatab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afatab (Bengali: আফতাব, Hindi: आफताब, Marathi: आफताब, Oriya: ଆଫତାବ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afatab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,855th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,143,683 people. Afatab occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afatab live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Afatab is also the 19,979th most commonly used first name globally, held by 45,612 people.

The last name Afatab is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 5,557 people, or 1 in 138,036. In India Afatab is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 53 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 41 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aafatab92683/
Afataab9210/
Afatabh928/
Aafataab861/
Afatav83821/
Afataf8353/
Afatap8315/
Ofatab833/
Afataw831/
Aphatab77390/
Afatova7716/
Oifatab771/
Aaphatab7114/
Ayfatova711/
Aphatabh711/
Aafataav711/
Afatov6758/
Aphatav6215/
Aphatap622/
Ophatab621/
Asfatov621/
Aphataph578/
Aphaithap534/

Afatab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afatab in the Bengali language
আফতাবaphataba-
Afatab in the Hindi language
आफताबaphataba88.93
अफताबaphataba9.96
आफ़ताबafataba0.35
आफाताबaphataba0.32
अफाताबaphataba0.11
अफ़ताबafataba0.06
आफतबaphataba0.06
आफातबaphataba0.04
आफतावaphatava0.03
आफताब्aphatab0.03
अफतबaphataba0.01
ाफताबaphataba0.01
अफताब्aphatab0.01
अफातबaphataba0.01
़अफताबaphataba0
आताबataba0
महताबmahataba0
आफता़बaphataba0
आफताaphata0
ऑफताबophataba0
अफटाबaphataba0
़आफताबaphataba0
Afatab in the Oriya language
ଆଫତାବaphataba55.56
ଅଫତାବaphataba25
ଅଫତାବ୍aphatab8.33
ଆଫତାବ୍aphatab5.56
ଅଫତାରaphatara2.78
ଅପତାବapataba2.78
Afatab in the Marathi language
आफताबaphataba47.95
अफताबaphataba42.47
आफ़ताबafataba2.74
अफतबaphataba2.74
आहताबahataba1.37
अफ़ताबafataba1.37

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afatab
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