Afshara Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afshara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Afshara (1,237) may also be a first name.

Afshara Last Name Facts

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

Afshara (Hindi: अफशरा) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Afshara is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afshara are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afshara is also the 224,766th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,237 people.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,476,856. In Iran Afshara is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 35 percent live, Tehran Province, where 29 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 26 percent live. Outside of Iran Afshara occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 3 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afshara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshara in the Hindi language
अफशराaphasara75
आफशराaphasara8.33
अफ्शाराaphsara8.33
अफसरaphasara8.33

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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 Afshara
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