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 in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afgaan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name globally It is held by 14 people.
The surname Afgaan is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Afgaan is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.
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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