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Where Does The Last Name Afghan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Afghan (Arabic: افغان, Hindi: अफगन) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Âfghâñ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afghan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 44,112^th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 618,795 people. The surname Afghan is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Afghan live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 52,014^th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 12,737 people.

Afghan is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 7,202 people, or 1 in 4,464. In Afghanistan Afghan is mostly concentrated in: Takhar, where 19 percent are found, Kabul, where 14 percent are found and Kunduz, where 11 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Afghan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Afghan last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Afghan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.25% less than the national average, earning R 87,336 per year; in United States they earn 54.14% more than the national average, earning $66,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,675 CAD per year.