Afatar Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afatar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afatar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2091:847,57337,299
India781:9,834,172191,207
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Afatar (429) may also be a first name.

Afatar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afatar (Bengali: আফতার, Hindi: अफतार, Marathi: आफतार, Oriya: ଆଫତାର) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afatar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afatar is the 910,497th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Afatar live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 414,511th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 429 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 847,573. In Nigeria Afatar is mostly found in: Benue, where 93 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Afatar exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafatar9265/
Afatarh927/
Afatare922/
Aafatar921/
Afattar921/
Afathare8610/
Aphatar7729/
Afetor675/
Ofator671/
Ofotare6223/
Efetor501/

Afatar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afatar in the Bengali language
আফতারaphatara-
Afatar in the Hindi language
अफतारaphatara65
अफतरaphatara27.14
आफतारaphatara6.43
़अफतारaphatara0.71
अफ़़तरafatara0.71
Afatar in the Marathi language
आफतारaphatara50
आफतरaphatara50
Afatar in the Oriya language
ଆଫତାରaphatara45.45
ଅଫତାରaphatara36.36
ଅଫତରaphatara9.09
ଅଫତାର୍aphatar9.09

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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 Afatar
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