Aflah Surname

153,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Maldives

Aflah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aflah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,3531:19,5312,068
Indonesia1,2451:106,22410,881
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Maldives381:10,636824
India371:20,731,497300,213
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aflah (1,514) may also be a first name.

Aflah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aflah has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aflah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 153,254th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Aflah live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 199,628th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 1,514 people.

This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,353 people, or 1 in 19,531. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 77 percent reside, Hajjah Governorate, where 18 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Other than Yemen this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent reside and Morocco, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aflaha91168/
Aflach919/
Aflaah915/
Aflhah914/
Aflahs914/
Aflash912/
Aflahy911/
Afflah911/
Aflahh911/
Afla89188/
Afellah83646/
Afillah8394/
Aflahah8329/
Haflaha835/
Afliaha831/
Ashflah831/
Aflaz80259/
Hafla80142/
Aflad8089/
Aflay8079/
Aflia8071/
Aflya8051/
Gafla8026/
Aflas8012/
Aflat8011/
Affla8010/
Aflla809/
Aflaj809/
Oflah804/
Aflai802/
Hafillah774/
Affellah772/
Afella73412/
Oflash7365/
Afflya7320/
Afilla7311/
Ouflah739/
Affloh733/
Afflay733/
Haflat731/
Afllay731/
Eflaha731/
Aflaid731/
Haflla731/
Haflia731/
Gafloh731/
Afflia731/
Afllha731/
Haflay731/
Gaflay730/
Hayfla730/
Aitfellah711/
Afellad67208/
Afiolla67154/
Afellay6753/
Aflo6739/
Afellat6719/
Efla6717/
Ofla678/
Asfella677/
Avillah677/
Afellia676/
Haifela675/
Avellah671/
Aaitfellah671/
Hoflach671/
Gayfloh671/

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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
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  • 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 Aflah
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