Afs Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Afs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Afs (602) may also be a first name.

Afs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afs (Arabic: عفس, Marathi: आफ़स, Russian: Афс) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afs is the 615,220th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. Afs occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Afs reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 340,659th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 602 people.

It is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Beside Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 36 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafs861,504/
Aafs86651/
Afsh8679/
Aifs8616/
Gafs867/
Afsd864/
Afss862/
Aefs862/
Aufs861/
Adfs861/
Asfs861/
Afst861/
Affs861/
Afsj861/
Afsp861/
Afsx861/
Eafs861/
Ayfs861/
Af803,375/
Haefs75671/
Hafsh75359/
Hafss75137/
Haufs7581/
Haafs7550/
Hafsø7537/
Hafse7533/
Aifes7513/
Afshd754/
Afshe754/
Heafs752/
H'Afs752/
Haffs752/
Afshs751/
Afshh751/
Eafes751/
Afzsh751/
Adfsh751/
Eafsd751/
Gafsh751/
Asfsd751/
Awffs750/
Auf676,177/
Afe675,013/
Abs674,579/
Haf671,367/
Asf67810/
Atf67403/
Aft67397/
Aws67384/
Afz67371/
Aff67357/
Aif67299/
Gaf67224/
Awf67221/
Hafsås67167/
Aaf67154/
Afh6781/
Haeffs6765/
Avs6752/
Hafsøe6735/
Asv6727/
Adf6718/
Ahf6716/
Azf6715/
Apf6714/
Ayf6712/
Eaf6711/
Afp6710/
Ofs679/
Ajf678/
Avf677/
Afx675/
Efs675/
Hafsse671/
Haifes670/

Afs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afs in the Marathi language
आफ़सafasa-
Afs in the Russian language
Афсafs-
Afs in the Arabic language
عفسfs-

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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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  • 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 Afs
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