Afrasiabi Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afrasiabi Surname User-submission:

The Afrasiabi surname derives from afra, meaning 'beyond' or 'above', sia or siah, meaning 'black', 'dark', or 'muddy', and ab or abi, meaning 'water' or 'river'. Therefore, afrasiabi refers to people who live beyond the dark river which mainly is the area beyond the northern border of Afghanistan.

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Afrasiabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6201:123,84311,455
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Canada471:783,94961,790
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Afrasiabi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Afrasiabi surname derives from afra, meaning 'beyond' or 'above', sia or siah, meaning 'black', 'dark', or 'muddy', and ab or abi, meaning 'water' or 'river'. Therefore, afrasiabi refers to people who live beyond the dark river which mainly is the area beyond the northern border of Afghanistan.

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Afrasiabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afrasiabi is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afrasiabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,348th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Afrasiabi are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Afrasiabi is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 620 people, or 1 in 123,843. In Iran it is primarily found in: Fars Province, where 28 percent reside, Kermanshah Province, where 18 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Afrasiabi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afrasiabi surname are 24.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afrasiabi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning $51,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $53,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afrasiabie9521/
Afrassiabi9519/
Afrrasiabi952/
Afrasiabei951/
Afrasabi94150/
Afrasyabi899,974/
Afrasiaby8914/
Afrasaabi891/
Afrasabe821/
Afrasyaby787/
Efrasyabi783/
Afrosyabi781/

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