Afazal Surname

292,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Afazal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afazal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5131:348,2346,913
India3841:1,997,56668,572
United Arab Emirates1741:52,6575,214
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Afazal (2,143) may also be a first name.

Afazal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afazal (Hindi: अफज़ाल, Marathi: असजाल, Oriya: ଅଫଜଲ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afazal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afazal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afazal is the 292,296th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,571,518 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Afazal are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afazal is also the 162,153rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 2,143 people.

Afazal is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 348,234. In Pakistan Afazal is most frequent in: Punjab, where 54 percent are found, Sindh, where 23 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afazale92258/
Affazal922/
Afaazal921/
Hafazale866/
Aafazale864/
Hafaizal861/
Hafazalh861/
Afajal8310,499/
Afazol83135/
Afasal8323/
Afezal832/
Efazal831/
Afozal831/
Afaisal7720/
Aafajal779/
Eafajal773/
Afajhal773/
Affezal771/
Afazole771/
Aifasal771/
Afhajal771/
Affajal771/
Hafajal771/
Hafasal771/
Afajaal771/
Aifaisal715/
Aafashal711/
Afaishal711/
Aifaijal711/
Hafasale711/
Hafazole711/
Afasol671/
Ofasal670/
Aphajal621,063/
Afecial6224/
Efaisal622/
Afoucal621/
Ofezall621/
Aphajhal57405/
Afouchal576/
Aufoujal574/
Afochale571/
Aaphajal571/
Attphaisal501/

Afazal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afazal in the Oriya language
ଅଫଜଲaphajala66.67
ଅଫଜଲ୍aphajal16.67
ଅଫଜାଲaphajala16.67
Afazal in the Marathi language
असजालasajala50
अफज़लaphazala50
Afazal in the Hindi language
अफज़ालaphazala26.56
अफजलaphajala23.09
अफज़लaphazala18.94
अफज़लaphazala11.78
अफ़ज़ालafazala11.78
अफजालaphajala5.77
अफ़ज़लafazala0.69
अफज़ल़aphazala0.46
अफ़जलafajala0.23
अफ़ज़लafazala0.23
आफज़लaphazala0.23
आफज़ालaphazala0.23

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Footnotes

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