Afroaj Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Afroaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afroaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Afroaj (27) may also be a first name.

Afroaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afroaj (Hindi: अफरोज, Marathi: अकरोज) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afroaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afroaj is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afroaj live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 27 people.

The last name Afroaj is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 71 percent live, Delhi, where 7 percent live and Jharkhand, where 7 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afroha8328/
Afraoj8321/
Afroaz8318/
Afrouj832/
Afroah831/
Afroshaji801/
Afrohah77101/
Afrouya778/
Aphroaj773/
Afrouji771/
Afroe738/
Afrae734/
Afraou67398/
Afrahi6710/
Afraua679/
Afraoz675/
Afroshiya672/
Afraee672/
Afroui671/
Afroes671/
Ofroiji622/
Afroooz621/
Aphroha621/
Afrataios532/
Aphrae501/

Afroaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afroaj in the Marathi language
अकरोजakaroja-
Afroaj in the Hindi language
अफरोजapharoja66.67
आफरोजapharoja33.33

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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 Afroaj
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