Afgani Surname

177,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Afgani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afgani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2091:109,38711,194
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Palestine2651:17,1652,910
India781:9,834,172191,207
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Israel231:372,07130,321
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Afgani (95) may also be a first name.

Afgani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afgani (Hindi: अफगानी, Marathi: अफगानी, Russian: Афгани) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afgani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afgani is the 177,264th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,018,867 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afgani are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 95 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,209 people, or 1 in 109,387. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 47 percent reside, Central Java, where 15 percent reside and Jakarta, where 9 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 26 percent reside and Palestine, where 11 percent reside.

Afgani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Afgani surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afghani925,694/
Afgangi923,093/
Afganni921/
Afganiy921/
Afgahni921/
Afghaani861/
Afghanis861/
Avgani8339/
Afgana8310/
Afgane833/
Afghany77117/
Afghoni77116/
Afganeh7762/
Afghane7717/
Abganyi777/
Afghana774/
Aphgani773/
Avgaani773/
Afgouni772/
Awgaani771/
Afgaane771/
Afghanny7112/
Afghaine712/
Afghaneh711/
Avgoni671/
Avghane622/
Abghany621/
Gavgane621/
Afgoune621/
Abgonyi621/
Avganets5712/
Abghouni579/
Abhgouni571/
Abghounni539/
Hofgatner534/

Afgani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afgani in the Hindi language
अफगानीaphagani88.89
अफ़्गनीafgani11.11
Afgani in the Marathi language
अफगानीaphagani44.44
अफगाणीaphagani38.89
आफ़गाणीafagani16.67
Afgani in the Russian language
Афганиafgani-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afgani
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