Afgar Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Afgar (73) may also be a first name.

Afgar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afgar (Hindi: अफगार) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afgar.

How Common Is The Last Name Afgar? popularity and diffusion

Afgar is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Afgar reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Afgar is also the 1,134,117th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 73 people.

The surname Afgar is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 49 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 42 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Iran Afgar occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 37 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Afgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Afgar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Afgar surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afghar9123/
Asfgar911/
Gafgar911/
Afar894,606/
Gafar8071,030/
Asfar8024,468/
Azfar803,029/
Hafar802,932/
Afare80709/
Affar80619/
Abgar80363/
Aufar80124/
Ajfar80112/
Aafar8099/
Ayfar8034/
Avgar8031/
Awfar8026/
Afair8023/
Afhar8021/
Afasr8016/
Ahfar8015/
Adfar8012/
Aifar8010/
Afard8010/
Afarh8010/
Afarr807/
Afarz807/
Afaar804/
Atfar802/
Afart802/
Efgar801/
Afaur801/
Aïfar801/
Afgarova773/
Gaffar7365,580/
Gaafar7340,099/
Haffar735,098/
Gafaar732,498/
Hafare73654/
Affare73638/
Assfar73206/
Ashfar73199/
Asffar73172/
Afeare73128/
Asfard7390/
Gafarr7330/
Havgar7328/
Gafhar7325/
Abghar7322/
Aufart7317/
Hajfar7312/
Hasfar7311/
Haafar7311/
Gafaur737/
Gafair737/
Atfare736/
Achfar735/
Affair734/
Ahafar734/
Ajfair734/
Afaire734/
Gafear733/
Hafarh733/
Asfhar733/
Hafard732/
Asfair732/
Aafare732/
Gafahr732/
Afardh732/
Avgart732/
Aufair732/
Azffar732/
Asfaar732/
Aajfar731/
Hafarz731/
Afahar731/
Affart731/
Afhare731/
Avgare731/
Avghar731/
Affard731/
Hgafar731/
Hhafar731/
Hawgar731/
Aafaur731/
Afarre731/
Afgour731/
Aszfar731/
Ayfard731/
Aaffar731/
Abgair731/
Asfart731/
Azfare731/
Hatfar731/
Haifar731/
Awfard730/
Hafart730/
Haffgaard7117/
Afor674,069/
Aufaure67468/
Gaaffar67284/
Affaire67100/
Auffart6766/
Ofar6758/
Gaffaar6743/
Hofgard6740/
Eafeare6737/
Afarova6715/
Hofgart6711/
Avghare675/
Haffart673/
Gaffhar673/
Haffard673/
Gaffaur672/
Gaffair672/
Hgaffar672/
Havgare671/
Hasfare671/
Awghare671/
Gafhaar671/
Habggar671/
Ashfair671/
Gaafaar671/
Haifard671/
Haaffar671/
Assffar671/
Haffaar671/
Hayffar671/
Gafaaar671/
Gafffar671/
Heafart670/

Afgar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afgar in the Hindi language
अफगारaphagara54.55
अफगरaphagara36.36
आफगारaphagara9.09

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