Afkar Surname

186,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Guam

Afkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6481:204,08819,295
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
United Arab Emirates2891:31,7033,425
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran2511:305,90621,527
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Guam81:20,0153,029
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Afkar (2,753) may also be a first name.

Afkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afkar (Hindi: अफकर, Marathi: अफकर) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,549th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,210,373 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Afkar reside; 33 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Afkar is also the 139,283rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,753 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 204,088. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 45 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 24 percent reside and Aceh, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 19 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside.

Afkar Last Name Statistics demography

Afkar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.18% more than the national average, earning $84,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afkhar91191/
Afkaar9145/
Gafkar9112/
Awfkar911/
Hafkar911/
Gafkhar831/
Awkar80468/
Avkar8087/
Afqar8018/
Efkar8010/
Ofkar802/
Afkarova7712/
Hafkhair775/
Gavkar7311,459/
Gawkar73141/
Hawkar7326/
Abhkar7326/
Awkare7311/
Aphkar733/
Avkhar732/
Afcair731/
Afkour731/
Afkeur731/
Awkair731/
Hawkard6726/
Abkhayr672/
Abkhaar671/
Gahfqar671/
Gaavkar671/
Gavkkar671/
Gavkhar671/

Afkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afkar in the Hindi language
अफकरaphakara50
अफकारaphakara40
अफ्कारaphkara10
Afkar in the Marathi language
अफकरaphakara33.33
अफकारaphakara33.33
कारkara16.67
अफ़करafakara16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afkar
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