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

Afghan (Arabic: افغان, Hindi: अफगन) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Âfghâñ. For other potential spellings of Afghan click here.

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

The surname is the 44,112^th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 618,795 people. The surname Afghan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Afghan are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afghan is also the 52,014^th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 12,737 people.

The last name Afghan is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 7,202 people, or 1 in 4,464. In Afghanistan Afghan is most common in: Takhar, where 19 percent live, Kabul, where 14 percent live and Kunduz, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Afghan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Afghan last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Afghan surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for 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.