Afsar Surname

9,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Afsar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afsar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31,4861:5,674518
Bangladesh10,3641:15,3761,171
India9,0901:84,3865,659
Iran3,1011:24,7613,112
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
England8331:66,8887,757
United Arab Emirates5231:17,5192,089
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
France1321:503,20270,199
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada571:646,41452,764
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Afghanistan451:714,5157,832
Wales281:110,5198,545
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Maldives151:26,9451,601
Oman151:245,8654,150
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

The alternate forms: Afşar (9,486) are calculated separately.

Afsar (139,295) may also be a first name.

Afsar Last Name Facts

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

Afsar (Hindi: अफसर, Marathi: अफसर, Oriya: ଅଫସର) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Afşar. Click here for further potential spellings of Afsar.

How Common Is The Last Name Afsar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,720th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 125,353 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Afsar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 7,517th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 139,295 people.

Afsar is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 31,486 people, or 1 in 5,674. In Pakistan Afsar is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 56 percent reside, Sindh, where 17 percent reside and Punjab, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Afsar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afsar surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.11% registered with the party.

The amount Afsar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning 222,459 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning $52,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.29% more than the national average, earning $72,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afşar939,486/
Afshar9149,599/
Afsaar91176/
Affsar9166/
Afssar9118/
Hafsar9115/
Afsare918/
Aafsar915/
Asfsar914/
Afhsar913/
Afsard912/
Afsasr912/
Gafsar912/
Afzsar911/
Afsear911/
Afsahr911/
Afsair911/
Afschar8316/
Affshar834/
Afshaar833/
Afshard833/
Hafshar832/
Afsharh832/
Atfshar832/
Aafshar831/
Afsharr831/
Afshare831/
Absar8020,543/
Avsar80749/
Afzar80129/
Afsor8048/
Afjar8036/
Awsar8014/
Ofsar803/
Efsar801/
Afsarova7735/
Gafshgar771/
Avsare735,077/
Abshar73277/
Awsare73137/
Aphsar7369/
Absaar7347/
Avshar7335/
Afchar7316/
Awshar7310/
Afzarh739/
Ofsiar738/
Afsoor736/
Afssor735/
Affzar734/
Aabsar734/
Havsar733/
Affsor732/
Aavsar732/
Absair731/
Afshor731/
Habsar731/
Avsaar731/
Avssar731/
Abssar731/
Hawsar731/
Hafsor731/
Offsar731/
Gafzar731/
Afrzar731/
Afcair731/
Efshar731/
Awsaar731/
Abshear67366/
Aabshar6712/
Afchard679/
Habshar677/
Afshord676/
Havsare674/
Hawshar672/
Abshaar672/
Aiwsare671/
Hawsare671/
Aphshar671/
Asfsour671/
Offshar671/
Afshour671/
Haywsar670/

Afsar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afsar in the Marathi language
अफसरaphasara89.95
आफसरaphasara3.24
अफ़सरafasara2.3
अन्सारीansari0.7
सरsara0.45
अंसारीansari0.28
सारsara0.1
अन्सारansara0.03
नासरnasara0.03
सारीsari0.02
अंसारansara0.02
मासरेmasare0.01
असारasara0.01
कसरkasara0.01
शरsara0.01
अन्सरीansari0.01
नसरूnasaru0.01
अन्सरansara0.01
Afsar in the Hindi language
अफसरaphasara88.46
अफसारaphasara7.82
अफ़्सरafsara0.08
अफ़्सरafsara0.07
अप्सरapsara0.01
अफ़्सारafsara0
अुसरausara0
Afsar in the Oriya language
ଅଫସରaphasara69.61
ଅଫସର୍aphasar6.86
ଅପସରapasara4.9
ଅଫସାରaphasara3.92
ଆଫସାରaphasara3.92
ଆଫସରaphasara3.92
ଅପସର୍apasar0.98

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