Afchain Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Afchain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afchain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6211:106,96115,848
New Caledonia1141:2,423265
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Afchain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afchain is most common in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afchain? popularity and diffusion

Afchain is the 456,246th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,821,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Afchain reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Afchain is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 621 people, or 1 in 106,961. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 45 percent live, Île-de-France, where 25 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent live. Not including France this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Afhin831/
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Afshan776,469/
Afshin775,637/
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Efchin773/
Afhsan773/
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Afhane771/
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Afshaan714,476/
Afshang71718/
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Afshanh7112/
Aafshan7112/
Affkhan718/
Hafshan717/
Abtchan716/
Hafshin715/
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Habchan714/
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Hafsain712/
Afshahn712/
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Affshan712/
Ashfhan712/
Hafhzan711/
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Abshain711/
Afchoun711/
Ofchank711/
Aafshin711/
Afhshan711/
Afkhaan711/
Afshina711/
Avchine711/
Ofchaim711/
Afshine711/
Afsaian711/
Aiffhan711/
Abschan711/
Awtchan711/
Afsan672,258/
Afzan67590/
Afham67590/
Afhim67384/
Avcan67335/
Afgin67250/
Avchiyan6762/
Aafshein6754/
Afjan6745/
Avchoyan6720/
Afshankh672/
Afsahian671/
Afshiten671/
Afshayan671/
Afshisin671/
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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 Afchain
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