Afghar Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Afghar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afghar (12) may also be a first name.
Afghar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afghar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afghar is found most in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afghar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Afghar live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 87 percent reside, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside and Sindh, where 7 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afgar | 91 | 101 | / |
| Abghar | 83 | 22 | / |
| Gafgar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asfgar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avghar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avghare | 77 | 5 | / |
| Awghare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abgar | 73 | 363 | / |
| Avgar | 73 | 31 | / |
| Efgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afgarova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abghor | 67 | 136 | / |
| Haffgaard | 67 | 17 | / |
| Avgart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avgare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abgair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afgour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abghour | 62 | 241 | / |
| Hofgard | 62 | 40 | / |
| Hofgart | 62 | 11 | / |
| Hofgaard | 57 | 219 | / |
| Aiweghor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hoffgart | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avgarova | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abgor | 55 | 75 | / |
| Avgor | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ewgar | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hoffgaard | 53 | 147 | / |
| Havgar | 50 | 28 | / |
| Ovgard | 50 | 7 | / |
| Abgour | 50 | 3 | / |
| Hawgar | 50 | 1 | / |
| Howgar | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Afghar
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