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 last name Afgaan (Hindi: अफगान) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afgaan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afgaan is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Afgaan is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Afgaan live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Afgaan is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 14 people.
This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 20 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.
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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