Afatar Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Afatar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 209 | 1:847,573 | 37,299 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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
Afatar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afatar in the Bengali language | ||
| আফতার | aphatara | - |
| Afatar in the Hindi language | ||
| अफतार | aphatara | 65 |
| अफतर | aphatara | 27.14 |
| आफतार | aphatara | 6.43 |
| ़अफतार | aphatara | 0.71 |
| अफ़़तर | afatara | 0.71 |
| Afatar in the Marathi language | ||
| आफतार | aphatara | 50 |
| आफतर | aphatara | 50 |
| Afatar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଫତାର | aphatara | 45.45 |
| ଅଫତାର | aphatara | 36.36 |
| ଅଫତର | aphatara | 9.09 |
| ଅଫତାର୍ | aphatar | 9.09 |
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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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