Afshaq Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Afshaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afshaq Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Afshaq (10) may also be a first name.

Afshaq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afshaq (Marathi: शक़) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshaq? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afshaq is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afshaq reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Afshaq is mostly found in: Islamabad Capital Territory, where 33 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 33 percent reside and Punjab, where 33 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Afshaq occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afsaq912/
Afshak8359/
Afshag831/
Afsaqh831/
Awshaq831/
Afshagh771/
Afsak738/
Afzaq734/
Afsag731/
Afsaux671/
Avshak671/
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Afshaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshaq in the Marathi language
शक़saqa-

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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 Afshaq
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