Afkhami Surname

38,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afkhami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afkhami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran13,3351:5,758788
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Canada521:708,56956,910
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Afkhami (315) may also be a first name.

Afkhami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afkhami (Arabic: افخمي) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afkhami? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,453rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 532,871 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Afkhami reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 494,917th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 315 people.

Afkhami is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 13,335 people, or 1 in 5,758. In Iran it is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 22 percent live, Tehran Province, where 18 percent live and Yazd Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Iran this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Afkhami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afkhami last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Afkhami earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning $57,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.45% more than the national average, earning $67,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afkhamie933/
Aafkhami932/
Afhami92796/
Afkami9227/
Afkhamy868/
Abkhami864/
Afkamie861/
Afjhami861/
Gafchami805/
Hefkhami801/
Abkami7721/
Afqami7711/
Afhame771/
Afjami771/
Afhameh714/
Afhkama711/
Afchamy711/
Aufhammer63138/
Auffhammer5993/
Hofhammer5068/
Aufheimer5064/
Hopfhamer502/
Hoffheimi500/

Afkhami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afkhami in the Arabic language
افخميafkhmy-

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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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  • 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 Afkhami
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