Afrasiabi Surname
Approximately 944 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAfrasiabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 620 | 1:123,843 | 11,455 |
| United States | 175 | 1:2,071,194 | 131,950 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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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Average Afrasiabi Salary in
United States
$51,745 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrasiabie | 95 | 21 | / |
| Afrassiabi | 95 | 19 | / |
| Afrrasiabi | 95 | 2 | / |
| Afrasiabei | 95 | 1 | / |
| Afrasabi | 94 | 150 | / |
| Afrasyabi | 89 | 9,974 | / |
| Afrasiaby | 89 | 14 | / |
| Afrasaabi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afrasabe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afrasyaby | 78 | 7 | / |
| Efrasyabi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Afrosyabi | 78 | 1 | / |
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