Afshar Surname

11,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshar Surname User-submission:

The surname Afshar (Avşar) has roots as an tribal name for the Afshar tribe, a prominent Oghuz Turkic group that migrated from the Aral steppes to Iran in the 11th/12th century. It signifies affiliation with this historically significant, nomadic group, which was central to the Persian Safavid and Afsharid dynasties.

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Afshar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran46,2021:1,662214
United States1,7511:207,00120,287
Canada3381:109,01111,697
England2431:229,29219,121
Sweden1641:60,0414,601
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Pakistan1211:1,476,39616,157
Afghanistan1031:312,1674,880
India981:7,827,198166,253
Australia801:337,44628,659
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Norway241:214,26224,079
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Denmark201:282,23621,168
France191:3,495,933219,029
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Finland81:687,08836,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Afshar (9,443) may also be a first name.

Afshar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Afshar (Avşar) has roots as an tribal name for the Afshar tribe, a prominent Oghuz Turkic group that migrated from the Aral steppes to Iran in the 11th/12th century. It signifies affiliation with this historically significant, nomadic group, which was central to the Persian Safavid and Afsharid dynasties. It's common in Iran

- philip.18

Afshar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afshar (Hindi: अफशर, Marathi: षर, Oriya: ଅଫସର, Russian: Афшар) occurs most in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afshar.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afshar is the 11,329th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 146,929 people. Afshar is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Afshar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 63,687th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 9,443 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 46,202 people, or 1 in 1,662. In Iran Afshar is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent live, Qazvin Province, where 10 percent live and Alborz Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Iran Afshar exists in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Afshar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afshar surname are 2.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Afshar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.46% less than the national average, earning 233,740 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.62% more than the national average, earning $58,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $57,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afschar9216/
Affshar924/
Afshard923/
Afshaar923/
Atfshar922/
Afsharh922/
Hafshar922/
Afshare921/
Afsharr921/
Aafshar921/
Afsar9158,136/
Gafshgar861/
Abshar83277/
Afsaar83176/
Affsar8366/
Avshar8335/
Afssar8318/
Afchar8316/
Hafsar8315/
Awshar8310/
Afsare838/
Aafsar835/
Asfsar834/
Afhsar833/
Afsard832/
Afsasr832/
Gafsar832/
Afzsar831/
Afsair831/
Efshar831/
Afsahr831/
Afshor831/
Afsear831/
Abshear77366/
Aabshar7712/
Afchard779/
Habshar777/
Afshord776/
Hawshar772/
Abshaar772/
Afshour771/
Offshar771/
Aphshar771/
Absar7320,543/
Afşar739,486/
Avsar73749/
Afzar73129/
Afsor7348/
Awsar7314/
Ofsar733/
Efsar731/
Afsarova7135/
Aafchhar714/
Ofschart712/
Aabshaar711/
Avchar6716,331/
Avsare675,077/
Abshor67704/
Awchar67272/
Awsare67137/
Aphsar6769/
Avsharova6751/
Absaar6747/
Afzarh679/
Ahwzar679/
Ofsiar678/
Afsoor676/
Afssor675/
Affzar674/
Ofchar674/
Ofshor674/
Aabsar674/
Affsor672/
Aavsar672/
Avsaar671/
Owshar671/
Avssar671/
Abssar671/
Hafsor671/
Offsar671/
Awsaar671/
Absair671/

Afshar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshar in the Hindi language
अफशरaphasara73.63
अफशारaphasara11.3
अफसरaphasara5.14
अफ्शरaphsara3.42
अफसारaphasara2.4
अफ़्शरafsara2.05
अफ्शारaphsara0.68
आफशरaphasara0.34
अफ़शरafasara0.34
अपसारapasara0.34
अशरफasarapha0.34
Afshar in the Oriya language
ଅଫସରaphasara66.67
ଅଫସାରaphasara33.33
Afshar in the Marathi language
षरsara66.67
अफ़शरafasara33.33
Afshar in the Russian language
Афшарafsar-

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