Afkhar Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Afkhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Afkhar (62) may also be a first name.
Afkhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afkhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afkhar (Hindi: अफखर, Marathi: अफखर) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Afkhar.
How Common Is The Last Name Afkhar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,222,957th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. Afkhar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Afkhar live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. Afkhar is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Without taking into account Morocco this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafkhar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afkar | 91 | 2,270 | / |
| Afhar | 91 | 21 | / |
| Hafkhair | 86 | 5 | / |
| Afkaar | 83 | 45 | / |
| Afchar | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gafkar | 83 | 12 | / |
| Asfhar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Avkhar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Awfkar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afhare | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafkar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afchard | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abkhayr | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abkhaar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavkhar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awkar | 73 | 468 | / |
| Avkar | 73 | 87 | / |
| Afjar | 73 | 36 | / |
| Afqar | 73 | 18 | / |
| Efkar | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ofkar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afkarova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Aafchhar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gavkar | 67 | 11,459 | / |
| Gawkar | 67 | 141 | / |
| Abkhor | 67 | 32 | / |
| Abhkar | 67 | 26 | / |
| Awkare | 67 | 11 | / |
| Avhcar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofchar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aphkar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afkeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afcair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphjar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awkair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afkour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofhar | 67 | 0 | / |
Afkhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afkhar in the Marathi language | ||
| अफखर | aphakhara | - |
| Afkhar in the Hindi language | ||
| अफखर | aphakhara | 40 |
| अफ्खार | aphkhara | 20 |
| अफ़खर | afakhara | 20 |
| अफखार | aphakhara | 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 Afkhar
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