Afkhan Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Afkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1891:4,058,547109,634
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Afkhan (46) may also be a first name.

Afkhan Last Name Facts

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

Afkhan (Hindi: अफखान) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afkhan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afkhan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 46 people.

Afkhan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 4,058,547. In India Afkhan is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 96 percent live, Telangana, where 4 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Apart from India Afkhan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affkhan928/
Aafkhan925/
Aufkhan923/
Afkahan921/
Afkhaan921/
Afkan91195/
Afhan9145/
Asfhan8324/
Aifkan8319/
Awkhan833/
Afjhan831/
Afchan831/
Afqhan831/
Afhane831/
Atfhan831/
Affhan831/
Afchain77742/
Aphkhan773/
Ajwkhan772/
Ashfhan772/
Aiffhan771/
Afkkham771/
Aabkhan771/
Hawkhan770/
Avkan73997/
Afham73590/
Afcan7388/
Afjan7345/
Afkon7324/
Efkan7320/
Afqan737/
Awkan733/
Gajwkhan711/
Hawkhand711/
Afhaam6711/
Avkhanova679/
Afhong673/
Hefkan673/
Awkane672/
Afjanh671/
Asfham671/
Obkhan671/
Aashwkhan671/
Aphjan671/
Aphhan671/
Affqan671/
Hafjan671/
Aifham671/

Afkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afkhan in the Hindi language
अफखानaphakhana50
एएफखानe'ephakhana16.67
आफखनaphakhana16.67
अफ्खानaphkhana16.67

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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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  • 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 Afkhan
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