Afham Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Afham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
India101:76,706,538639,611
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Maldives11:404,1727,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Afham (1,210) may also be a first name.

Afham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afham (Hindi: अफहाम) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Afham.

How Common Is The Last Name Afham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 543,414th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Afham are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 227,680th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,210 people.

Afham is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Other than Sri Lanka Afham is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afkham91865/
Afaham9125/
Afhaam9111/
Aifham911/
Asfham911/
Afhame911/
Afam893,694/
Atfaham831/
Afchaim831/
Haufham830/
Affam80399/
Afhan8045/
Afame8038/
Hafam8012/
Efham808/
Apham807/
Asfam806/
Adfam805/
Afaam805/
Afjam804/
Afamg803/
Aafam803/
Afaim801/
Afaum801/
Aufam801/
Afahamme774/
Afkhan73194/
Asfhan7324/
Hapham737/
Avaham734/
Ashfam734/
Aphame733/
Afahan733/
Asfaam732/
Afaime731/
Gaifam731/
Haffam731/
Aipham731/
Affhan731/
Atfhan731/
Afhane731/
Aupham731/
Afhgan731/
Hafame731/
Afjhan731/
Afchan731/
Afasim731/
Gaffam731/
Afan679,370/
Afchain67742/
Efam67396/
Afom67242/
Ofam6747/
Affkhan678/
Aafkhan675/
Haphame674/
Aufkhan673/
Ashfhan672/
Heyfham671/
Atfahan671/
Haypham671/
Hoffham671/
Aiffhan671/
Hafasim671/
Afkhaan671/
Aphatem671/
Ofchaim671/

Afham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afham in the Hindi language
अफहामaphahama-

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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
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  • 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 Afham
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