Afkham Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afkham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7781:98,6929,706
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Afkham (1,223) may also be a first name.

Afkham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afkham occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Afkham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afkham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,063rd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. Afkham occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Afkham reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 226,269th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 1,223 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 98,692. In Iran Afkham is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 24 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Iran Afkham occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Afkham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afkham surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Afkham earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $44,145 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afkkham921/
Afham91590/
Afkam9118/
Afhaam8311/
Abkham834/
Aifham831/
Asfham831/
Afhame831/
Afchaim771/
Haufham770/
Abkam73230/
Afjam734/
Obkham6753/
Ewkham672/
Abkhom671/
Oubkham624/
Eiwkham621/
Oowkham621/
Ofchaim621/
Heyfham621/
Hoffham621/
Abkom551/
Obkam551/
Abqam551/
Hawkom5013/
Eiwkam505/
Gawkom501/
Oobkam501/

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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 Afkham
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