Affar Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Comoros

Affar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1901:203,32424,041
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
India171:45,121,493474,784
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Comoros91:83,280279
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Affar (86) may also be a first name.

Affar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Affar occurs most in Algeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Affar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 524,446th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,773,095 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Affar reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 86 people.

Affar is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 203,324. In Algeria it is most common in: Batna Province, where 96 percent live, Béjaïa Province, where 2 percent live and Tamanghasset Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 27 percent live and Egypt, where 20 percent live.

Affar Last Name Statistics demography

Affar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffar9165,580/
Haffar915,098/
Affare91638/
Asffar91172/
Affair914/
Azffar912/
Affart911/
Affard911/
Aaffar911/
Afar894,606/
Gaaffar83284/
Affaire83100/
Auffart8366/
Gaffaar8343/
Haffart833/
Gaffhar833/
Haffard833/
Gaffaur832/
Gaffair832/
Hgaffar832/
Haaffar831/
Assffar831/
Haffaar831/
Hayffar831/
Gafffar831/
Gafar8071,030/
Asfar8024,468/
Azfar803,029/
Hafar802,932/
Afare80709/
Affor80384/
Aufar80124/
Ajfar80112/
Afgar80101/
Aafar8099/
Ayfar8034/
Offar8030/
Awfar8026/
Afair8023/
Afhar8021/
Afasr8016/
Ahfar8015/
Effar8013/
Adfar8012/
Aifar8010/
Afard8010/
Afarh8010/
Afarr807/
Afarz807/
Afaar804/
Atfar802/
Afart802/
Afaur801/
Aïfar801/
Auffarth77467/
Auffahrt7777/
Gahffaar772/
Ayffarth771/
Gaafar7340,099/
Goffar733,287/
Gafaar732,498/
Gaffor73921/
Afford73711/
Hafare73654/
Gapfar73526/
Assfar73206/
Ashfar73199/
Afeare73128/
Hoffar73107/
Asfard7390/
Gafarr7330/
Gafhar7325/
Offard7324/
Affore7322/
Affour7320/
Aufart7317/
Haffor7316/
Affort7313/
Hajfar7312/
Gaufar7311/
Hasfar7311/
Haafar7311/
Ga'far739/
Gafaur737/
Gafair737/
Atfare736/
Ouffar735/
Achfar735/
Gayfar734/
Ahafar734/
Ajfair734/
Afaire734/
Gafear733/
Hafarh733/
Asfhar733/
Hafard732/
Asfair732/
Aafare732/
Gajfar732/
Gafahr732/
Afardh732/
Aufair732/
Asfaar732/
Aajfar731/
Hafarz731/
Afahar731/
Afhare731/
Heffar731/
Afforh731/
Afpfor731/
Hgafar731/
Hhafar731/
Offart731/
Gafgar731/
Aafaur731/
Afarre731/
Aszfar731/
Ayfard731/
Asfart731/
Azfare731/
Gaifar731/
Hatfar731/
Haifar731/
Haefar730/
Awfard730/
Hafart730/
Offare730/
Haffarova7119/
Haffarová713/
Auffahrth711/
Gaffoor675,866/
Afor674,069/
Hoffart672,828/
Gaffour671,988/
Hafford671,738/
Hoffard67607/
Aufaure67468/
Eafford67115/
Ofar6758/
Gaphfar6746/
Eafeare6737/
Afarova6715/
Aufford678/
Gahffor676/
Auffort675/
Efar675/
Gayffor675/
Haffoor674/
Haffort673/
Hasfare671/
Gajjfar671/
Gafhaar671/
Gooffar671/
Asfford671/
Ashfair671/
Gaafaar671/
Haffeur671/
Haffour671/
Hgaffor671/
Haifard671/
Gahfarr671/
Affeire671/
Gafaaar671/
Goffarr670/
Hoffahr670/
Heafart670/
Haffore670/

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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 Affar
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