Afsal Surname

103,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Afsal Surname User-submission:

The Afsal surname means 'great person' in Arabic.

Afsal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,7741:276,52015,748
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
United Arab Emirates4711:19,4532,281
Pakistan1211:1,476,39616,157
Maldives1131:3,577352
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
England81:6,964,757184,742
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Afsal (14,349) may also be a first name.

Afsal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Afsal surname means 'great person' in Arabic.

- afsal

Afsal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afsal (Hindi: अफसल, Marathi: अफसल, Russian: Афсал) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afsal? popularity and diffusion

Afsal is the 103,512th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,604,480 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afsal live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 47,812th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 14,349 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 2,774 people, or 1 in 276,520. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 94 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 2 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafsal91174/
Afshal9116/
Affsal919/
Afsalp917/
Afszal912/
Afsial911/
Adfsal911/
Afsail911/
Afssal911/
Afzsal911/
Hafsahl8348/
Afshail833/
Afsalpp832/
Afsalph831/
Afzal80650,475/
Afjal8011,885/
Absal80142/
Avsal80103/
Awsal802/
Ofsal801/
Afxal801/
Efsal801/
Afsalova7773/
Afzaal7339,299/
Afzail73127/
Afzzal7397/
Afzall7370/
Affzal7359/
Afjaal7336/
Abshal7335/
Aafzal7328/
Hafzal7322/
Afzial7321/
Afrzal7320/
Afzhal7320/
Aafjal7311/
Avshal737/
Azfzal735/
Afzale735/
Afjzal734/
Hafjal734/
Avsale734/
Afzalh733/
Afjhal733/
Afjall732/
Ofsahl732/
Habsal732/
Afhzal732/
Afzjal731/
Absaal731/
Absall731/
Afjaul731/
Afzalp731/
Aphsal731/
Asfzal731/
Afzasl731/
Aifzal731/
Afsoul731/
Afzalt731/
Afsool731/
Afxzal731/
Adfzal731/
Gafzal731/
Affjal731/
Gofsal730/
Hafjall6713/
Awsahal675/
Afzhaal674/
Havsall672/
Afdzhal671/
Afzaaal671/
Hafzial671/

Afsal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afsal in the Marathi language
अफसलaphasala90
सालsala2.5
अफ़सालafasala2.5
अफ़सलafasala2.5
अफसालaphasala2.5
Afsal in the Hindi language
अफसलaphasala87.23
अफसालaphasala10.64
अफ्सलaphsala2.13
Afsal in the Russian language
Афсалafsal-

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