Afshah Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Afshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 692 | 1:110,957 | 10,603 |
| Jordan | 46 | 1:192,227 | 9,325 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Palestine | 22 | 1:206,766 | 9,351 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
Afshah (712) may also be a first name.
Afshah Demographics
Afshah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Afshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afshah (Hindi: अफशाह, Marathi: अफ़शह) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afshah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 424,982nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afshah live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 309,497th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 712 people.
The last name Afshah is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 110,957. In Iran Afshah is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, Golestan Province, where 12 percent live and Fars Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Iran Afshah occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Afshah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afshah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afshah in the Marathi language | ||
| अफ़शह | afasaha | - |
| Afshah in the Hindi language | ||
| अफशाह | aphasaha | 81.25 |
| अफ्शाह | aphsaha | 12.5 |
| अफशह | aphasaha | 6.25 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Afshah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis