Afshari Surname

11,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshari Surname User-submission:

The surname Afshari has roots as an ethnic 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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Afshari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran47,6531:1,611208
United States5541:654,25852,414
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Sweden601:164,11311,407
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Norway151:342,81932,589
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India101:76,706,538639,611
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France41:16,605,680368,153
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Afshari (903) may also be a first name.

Afshari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Afshari has roots as an ethnic 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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Afshari Last Name Facts

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

Afshari (Hindi: अफशरी, Marathi: अफशरी, Russian: Афшари) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,572nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 149,971 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Afshari reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 270,077th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 903 people.

The surname Afshari is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 47,653 people, or 1 in 1,611. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 17 percent live and Zanjan Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Afshari is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Afshari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afshari surname are 12.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afshari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning 310,009 kr per year; in United States they earn 39.97% more than the national average, earning $60,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $54,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afsharie9364/
Hafshari932/
Afsharri932/
Afsharii931/
Afschari931/
Afshahri931/
Afsari9214,105/
Afsharieh8816/
Afsharzai881/
Hafsari86731/
Abshari86128/
Afshary8636/
Afshara8633/
Afsariz8620/
Afssari866/
Afsaari862/
Afsargi862/
Afshare861/
Aafsari861/
Afsarri861/
Avshari861/
Afshareh8064/
Afsarieh8022/
Afshared8019/
Efshariy8017/
Afsharha802/
Asfshary801/
Afsarzai801/
Afsarzoi801/
Absari771,930/
Afsary771,295/
Afsara77757/
Afsori7750/
Avsari7724/
Awsari7716/
Afseri7710/
Afsare778/
Afzari775/
Afşari775/
Afsharreh751/
Afsharheh751/
Afsharaha751/
Afsahhjri751/
Habsari711,429/
Abshori7122/
Avshara718/
Hafsary717/
Aphsari716/
Havsari715/
Abshare714/
Afsaree714/
Abshary712/
Afsaraj711/
Afsaara711/
Afsaroj711/
Hafsara711/
Abshouri67139/
Abshareh678/
Efsharay675/
Affsaray672/
Abshoori672/
Aphshara671/

Afshari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshari in the Marathi language
अफशरीaphasari-
Afshari in the Hindi language
अफशरीaphasari94.34
अफसरीaphasari2.26
अफ़शरीafasari1.51
आफशरीaphasari0.75
अफ्शरीaphsari0.75
अफशारीaphasari0.38
Afshari in the Russian language
Афшариafsari-

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