Afshani Surname

160,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afshani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,5481:30,1343,648
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Pakistan481:3,721,74827,543
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Afshani (56) may also be a first name.

Afshani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afshani (Hindi: अफशानी, Russian: Афшани) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,554th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,684,179 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Afshani live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afshani is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 56 people.

Afshani is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 2,548 people, or 1 in 30,134. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Afshani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afshani surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Afshani earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.22% more than the national average, earning $65,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afshangi93137/
Afshanai9325/
Afsahani932/
Hafshani931/
Afsani92125/
Afshana86193/
Hafsani8619/
Afshanh8612/
Afshoni866/
Afshany865/
Afchani862/
Afsanei861/
Afsahni861/
Apfsani861/
Afsaini861/
Gafsani861/
Hafshahani821/
Afshouni8099/
Afshaneh8052/
Afshange8034/
Hafsangi802/
Afshooni802/
Afshahna801/
Afsana7728,051/
Avsani7773/
Afşani7714/
Afsoni778/
Afsane777/
Afsanh773/
Awsani771/
Ofschanni7517/
Afshangeh751/
Afsaneh711,627/
Hafsana71369/
Afsouni71115/
Awshana7114/
Afsaana719/
Afhsana714/
Awsanie714/
Aafsana713/
Ovshani713/
Absanoi712/
Affzani712/
Owshani712/
Affsana712/
Ofsiani711/
Afsooni711/
Awchani711/
Afsanez711/
Auvsani711/
Aufsana711/
Afsaina711/
Avshany711/
Avshana711/
Hafzani711/
Hafsouni6796/
Abshaneh678/
Aphshana674/
Ofshaney672/
Afshoneh671/
Hawssani671/
Howshani671/
Afsounie671/
Afphsana671/
Haphsani671/
Habssani671/
Ofschany670/

Afshani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshani in the Hindi language
अफशानीaphasani80
अफशनीaphasani10
अफशनिaphasani10
Afshani in the Russian language
Афшаниafsani-

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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
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  • 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 Afshani
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