Afkan Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Afkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 106 | 1:734,164 | 36,999 |
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Afkan (111) may also be a first name.
Afkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afkan (Hindi: अफकान, Marathi: कान) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afkan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,206,588th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Afkan are found; 33 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Afkan is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 111 people.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 734,164. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 52 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 14 percent are found and Edirne Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Turkey it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afkhan | 91 | 194 | / |
| Aifkan | 91 | 19 | / |
| Affkhan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Aafkhan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aufkhan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Afkahan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afkhaan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avkan | 80 | 997 | / |
| Afcan | 80 | 88 | / |
| Afkon | 80 | 24 | / |
| Efkan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Afqan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Awkan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hefkan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awkhan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Awkane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hawkan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afqhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affqan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphkhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajwkhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aabkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afkkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawkhan | 67 | 0 | / |
Afkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afkan in the Marathi language | ||
| कान | kana | - |
| Afkan in the Hindi language | ||
| अफकान | aphakana | 40 |
| अफ्कान | aphkana | 40 |
| अकफान | akaphana | 20 |
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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 Afkan
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