Afgan Surname

153,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Afgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,0331:87,8722,930
India4201:1,826,34664,592
Israel851:100,67811,575
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Croatia191:222,55825,345
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Norway71:734,61250,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Afgan (1,377) may also be a first name.

Afgan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afgan (Hindi: अफगन, Marathi: अफगान, Russian: Афган) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afgan? popularity and diffusion

Afgan is the 153,389th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,542,759 people. The surname Afgan is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Afgan reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 211,031st most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 1,377 people.

The surname Afgan is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,033 people, or 1 in 87,872. In Pakistan Afgan is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 69 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent are found and Sindh, where 10 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Afgan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Afgan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.15% more than the national average, earning 408,880 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.21% less than the national average, earning R 9,000 per year and in United States they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $38,614 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afghan9111,777/
Afgann919/
Aafgan917/
Afgaan915/
Afgane913/
Affgan912/
Afgahn911/
Afggan911/
Afhgan911/
Afgang910/
Afan899,370/
Aufgang8375/
Afghane8317/
Aafgaan837/
Afgahan836/
Afgaane831/
Afghaan831/
Aafghan831/
Affghan831/
Afghain831/
Afghann831/
Afane8011,600/
Affan809,227/
Aifan807,704/
Afang80947/
Asfan80799/
Avgan80420/
Hafan80306/
Afand80249/
Gafan80143/
Abgan8078/
Ayfan8071/
Aafan8060/
Atfan8060/
Afhan8045/
Aïfan8033/
Ahfan8030/
Afaan8028/
Efgan8028/
Aufan8025/
Ajfan8022/
Apfan8015/
Aîfan8013/
Awgan8012/
Azfan809/
Afanc805/
Afain805/
Afgon804/
Awfan804/
Afanh803/
Eafan802/
Afaun802/
Ofgan802/
Afant801/
Adfan801/
Afganova775/
Afghaine772/
Afghankh771/
Affane736,955/
Affang73368/
Gaffan73287/
Asfand73268/
Aafane73204/
Atfane73171/
Afgoun73150/
Adfane73136/
Auffan73113/
Ashfan7383/
Haffan7380/
Ofgang7380/
Afaten7359/
Affand7355/
Hafane7346/
Avgaan7346/
Aufant7333/
Afatin7327/
Aufang7324/
Asfhan7324/
Ofgant7321/
Aifang7321/
Afaune7321/
Habgan7319/
Affaan7315/
Aphgan7315/
Afasin7315/
Hasfan739/
Haifan739/
Asfaun738/
Asfaan738/
Achfan737/
Aaffan737/
Adfand737/
Ajfaan736/
Afgham736/
Afghon735/
Awghan734/
Avghan734/
Afahan733/
Aifaan733/
Aavgan732/
Aiffan732/
Afanne732/
Azfaan731/
Hawgan731/
Gavgan731/
Abhgan731/
Affain731/
Afffan731/
Affhan731/
Atfhan731/
Gafahn731/
Afhane731/
Afasen731/
Afahne731/
Hayfan731/
Gawgan731/
Hadfan731/
Aasfan731/
Aafand731/
Abgain731/
Afanng731/
Affanh731/
Atfaan731/
Aîffan731/
Aïfant731/
Aïffan731/
Aâfane731/
Aifane731/
Hafain731/
Awgatn731/
Affant731/
Asfanh731/
Asffan731/
Assfan731/
Autfan731/
Afam673,694/
Afon67907/
Haffane67671/
Auffant67474/
Ofan67147/
Aaffane67137/
Afaisen6774/
Afanova6749/
Affatin6745/
Afán6726/
Asfatin6717/
Afougne6714/
Aphghan6710/
Haifang676/
Affaine675/
Afachin674/
Aatfane674/
Asdfant674/
Avghane672/
Ashfhan672/
Affanhe672/
Hasfaan672/
Hafaine672/
Afanová672/
Ashfaan671/
Hawghan671/
Eashfan671/
Aaphgan671/
Adffant671/
Affaunt671/
Avgahan671/
Hadfane671/
Hafeane671/
Afgoune671/
Hassfan671/
Hoffgan671/
Hayfane671/
Hatfane671/
Oifgang671/
Haibgan671/
Haifaan671/
Gaffain671/
Afón671/
Aiffhan671/
Aashfan671/
Afangue671/
Atfahan671/
Afffang671/
Azfatin671/
Hafatin671/

Afgan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afgan in the Marathi language
अफगानaphagana75
अफगाणaphagana18.75
अफगनaphagana5
Afgan in the Hindi language
अफगनaphagana65.06
अफगानaphagana32.53
Afgan in the Russian language
Афганafgan-

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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 Afgan
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