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
The surname Afshal is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afshal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afshal live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afshal is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 61 people.
Afshal is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 60 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside and Sindh, where 20 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Afshal exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
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
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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 Afshal
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