Afschar Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Afschar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afschar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Afschar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afschar is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afschar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Afschar reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Afschar is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany Afschar is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

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Afshar9249,599/
Afchar9216/
Afchard869/
Affshar864/
Afshaar863/
Afshard863/
Afsharh862/
Hafshar862/
Atfshar862/
Afsharr861/
Afshare861/
Aafshar861/
Afsar8358,136/
Aafchhar804/
Ofschart802/
Gafshgar801/
Avchar7716,331/
Abshar77277/
Awchar77272/
Afsaar77176/
Affsar7766/
Avshar7735/
Afssar7718/
Hafsar7715/
Awshar7710/
Afsare778/
Aafsar775/
Asfsar774/
Ofchar774/
Afhsar773/
Afsard772/
Afsasr772/
Gafsar772/
Afsair771/
Afzsar771/
Efshar771/
Afsahr771/
Afshor771/
Afsear771/
Abshear71366/
Avchare71301/
Aavchar71158/
Hawchar7164/
Awchare7124/
Aabshar7112/
Habshar717/
Afshord716/
Aawchar715/
Auvchar714/
Hawshar712/
Abshaar712/
Avchaar712/
Awchaar712/
Afshour711/
Offshar711/
Avcharr711/
Aphshar711/
Absar6720,543/
Afşar679,486/
Avsar67749/
Afzar67129/
Afsor6748/
Afsarova6735/
Awsar6714/
Ofsar673/
Aawchare672/
Aavchare672/
Auvchare671/
Aabshaar671/
Efsar671/

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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 Afschar
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