Afshal Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Afshal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Afshal (61) may also be a first name.
Afshal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afshal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afshal is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afshal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afshal is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afshal are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 61 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Afshal is most common in: Punjab, where 60 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live and Sindh, where 20 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afshail | 92 | 3 | / |
| Afsal | 91 | 4,542 | / |
| Hafsal | 83 | 174 | / |
| Abshal | 83 | 35 | / |
| Affsal | 83 | 9 | / |
| Afsalp | 83 | 7 | / |
| Avshal | 83 | 7 | / |
| Afhzal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afszal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afssal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afsail | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adfsal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afzsal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afsial | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafsahl | 77 | 48 | / |
| Awsahal | 77 | 5 | / |
| Afsalpp | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afsalph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afzal | 73 | 650,475 | / |
| Absal | 73 | 142 | / |
| Avsal | 73 | 103 | / |
| Awsal | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofsal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efsal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afxal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afsalova | 71 | 73 | / |
| Afzaal | 67 | 39,299 | / |
| Afzail | 67 | 127 | / |
| Afzzal | 67 | 97 | / |
| Afzall | 67 | 70 | / |
| Affzal | 67 | 59 | / |
| Aafzal | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hafzal | 67 | 22 | / |
| Avsale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afzalh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofsahl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avchal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aifzal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphsal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Absaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afsoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afsool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afxzal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofsal | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Afshal
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