Afghani Surname

84,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afghani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afghani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,3241:23,0992,920
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Pakistan4461:400,5477,554
Indonesia4091:323,34828,355
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Afghanistan1041:309,1654,852
India271:28,409,829361,298
Jordan251:353,69711,660
Palestine181:252,71410,113
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Afghani (396) may also be a first name.

Afghani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afghani (Hindi: अफगानी) is most common in Iran. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afghani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afghani is the 84,809th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,279,864 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Afghani live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 434,130th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 396 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 3,324 people, or 1 in 23,099. In Iran Afghani is primarily found in: Kerman Province, where 26 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 26 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Iran it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Afghani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afghani last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Afghani earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.93% more than the national average, earning $60,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afghaani931/
Afghanis931/
Afgani922,414/
Afgangi863,093/
Afghany86117/
Afghoni86116/
Afghane8617/
Afghana864/
Afgahni861/
Afganiy861/
Afganni861/
Afghanny8012/
Afghaine802/
Afghaneh801/
Avgani7739/
Afgana7710/
Afgane773/
Afganeh7162/
Abganyi717/
Avgaani713/
Aphgani713/
Avghane712/
Afgouni712/
Abghany711/
Afgaane711/
Awgaani711/
Abghouni679/
Abghounni639/
Avgoni621/
Abgonyi571/
Afgoune571/
Gavgane571/
Avganets5312/
Abhgouni531/
Hofgatner504/

Afghani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afghani in the Hindi language
अफगानीaphagani-

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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 Afghani
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