Afshin Surname

85,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afshin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,4271:14,1481,862
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
India281:27,395,192354,286
England191:2,932,529101,561
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Afshin (70,699) may also be a first name.

Afshin Last Name Facts

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

Afshin (Hindi: अफशीन, Marathi: शीन, Russian: Афшин) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afshin is the 85,544th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,292,806 people. The last name Afshin is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Afshin live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afshin is also the 13,728th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 70,699 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 5,427 people, or 1 in 14,148. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 13 percent reside and North Khorasan Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Iran it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Afshin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afshin last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Afshin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $55,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afshein92584/
Afshain929/
Hafshin925/
Afshine921/
Afshina921/
Aafshin921/
Afsin91671/
Aafshein8654/
Afshiten861/
Afshisin861/
Aafshain861/
Gafshina861/
Afshen8380/
Abshin8341/
Hafsin8320/
Aafsin834/
Afsain831/
Avshin831/
Gavshin771,426/
Afsheen77936/
Afchain77742/
Hafsain772/
Abshein771/
Abshain771/
Afchine771/
Afşin734,982/
Absin733,982/
Ofsin7346/
Afsim7316/
Afçin7314/
Afsén735/
Awsin732/
Afsyn731/
Gavshina711,362/
Aafsheen714/
Afsheenh711/
Gawschin711/
Habsin6729/
Ofsink6727/
Avchin6718/
Gafsen6717/
Afseen6716/
Avshinova676/
Ovshin674/
Haubshain672/
Gavsin672/
Aphsin671/
Abshen671/
Afsene671/
Efshen671/
Hafsim671/
Gawschina671/
Gawsin671/
Hafzin671/
Absain671/
Hafsen670/
Hawsin670/

Afshin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshin in the Hindi language
अफशीनaphasina94.69
आफशीनaphasina1.77
अफ्शीनaphsina0.88
अफ़शीनafasina0.88
आफसीनaphasina0.88
अफशिनaphasina0.88
Afshin in the Marathi language
शीनsina50
अफ़शीनafasina50
Afshin in the Russian language
Афшинafsin-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afshin
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