Afgaan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Afgaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Afgaan (14) may also be a first name.
Afgaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afgaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afgaan (Hindi: अफगान) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Afgaan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afgaan? popularity and diffusion
Afgaan is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Afgaan live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Afgaan is most common in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Afgaan is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afgaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afgaan in the Hindi language | ||
| अफगान | aphagana | 66.67 |
| अफसाना | aphasana | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Afgaan
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