Afshang Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afshang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6961:110,32010,560
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Afshang (40) may also be a first name.

Afshang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afshang is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afshang is the 468,258th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Afshang are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 110,320. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent live and Hamadan Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Iran it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.

Afshang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afshang surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Afshang earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.03% more than the national average, earning $58,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afshan926,469/
Afshaan864,476/
Afshanh8612/
Aafshan8612/
Afshain869/
Hafshan867/
Afsahan863/
Afshahn862/
Affshan862/
Afhshan861/
Afshand861/
Abshang861/
Afsan832,258/
Afshankh802/
Aafshain801/
Aafshaan801/
Absang77169/
Afsian7720/
Hafsan7715/
Afsham7714/
Afsaan7711/
Afshon7711/
Abshan779/
Awshan777/
Afsane777/
Afsahn776/
Afhsan773/
Afsanh773/
Afssan772/
Afchan771/
Afsain771/
Afchain71742/
Afshein71584/
Afshoon7185/
Habshan7182/
Afshoun7167/
Hafsham7112/
Aphshan716/
Havshan715/
Hafsain712/
Hafsian712/
Hafhzan711/
Afhsaan711/
Hafsant711/
Hafssan711/
Abshain711/
Abssang711/
Abschan711/
Hofsang711/
Afzan67590/
Avsan67238/
Absan6773/
Aafshein6754/
Hofszang6734/
Afsén675/
Awsan675/
Afsam674/
Afson674/
Goofshan673/
Afsanova671/

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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 Afshang
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