Afolad Surname

202,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Afolad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afolad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2,0581:15,624894
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Afolad (1,176) may also be a first name.

Afolad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afolad is found most in Afghanistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afolad? popularity and diffusion

Afolad is the 202,315th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,539,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afolad reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Afolad is also the 231,499th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,176 people.

The last name Afolad is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2,058 people, or 1 in 15,624. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Badakhshan, where 16 percent are found, Faryab, where 15 percent are found and Takhar, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan Afolad is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afola911,076/
Afoula83119/
Afuola8372/
Afelad8343/
Afolai8316/
Afolas838/
Afolau837/
Affola834/
Afoola833/
Afolap831/
Afolay831/
Afolia831/
Asfola831/
Afolla831/
Afolya831/
Afohla831/
Gafola831/
Gafoula7724/
Apfoula776/
Affoula773/
Afolaha773/
Afallad772/
Asfoula771/
Afollah771/
Afoulay771/
Afoulah771/
Gafolla771/
Afala73218/
Afolo73108/
Ofola7310/
Gaffoula711/
Affoulia711/
Afalla671,675/
Afoley67421/
Afalah67251/
Affala6725/
Hafala6722/
Afolou6712/
Afalia678/
Gafala677/
Afalea676/
Afalaa674/
Affolo673/
Asfala673/
Ofoula672/
Apfala671/
Aifolo671/
Afoloh671/
Afolos671/
Aphola671/
Afalai671/
Afalaj671/
Afalas671/
Afhala671/
Aifala671/
Oofola671/
Afaala671/
Afaula671/
Afoluo671/
Hatfollah671/
Afoolo671/

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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 Afolad
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