Afghana Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Afghana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Afghana (215) may also be a first name.
Afghana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afghana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afghana is most common in Pakistan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afghana? popularity and diffusion
Afghana is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Afghana occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afghana are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afghana is also the 616,131st most commonly used forename globally It is held by 215 people.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live and Punjab, where 50 percent live. Other than Pakistan Afghana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afgana | 92 | 10 | / |
| Afghani | 86 | 5,694 | / |
| Afghany | 86 | 117 | / |
| Afghane | 86 | 17 | / |
| Afganga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abghana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afghanny | 80 | 12 | / |
| Afghaine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afghaani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afghaneh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afghanis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afgani | 77 | 2,414 | / |
| Avgana | 77 | 26 | / |
| Abgana | 77 | 9 | / |
| Afgane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afgano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afgangi | 71 | 3,093 | / |
| Afghoni | 71 | 116 | / |
| Afganeh | 71 | 62 | / |
| Avghane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abghany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afganni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avganas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afganiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afgahni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afgaane | 71 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afghana
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