Afshir Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Afshir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afshir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Afshir (3) may also be a first name.

Afshir Last Name Facts

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

Afshir (Hindi: अफ्शीर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afshir is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Afshir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afshir reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 3 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India Afshir occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent reside and Lebanon, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afsir91163/
Abshir8329,286/
Afsher8313/
Asfsir831/
Aafsir831/
Afsair831/
Avshire773/
Absheir772/
Afser733,640/
Absir7399/
Afzir734/
Aufseher715/
Hofsheir711/
Hofshier711/
Hoffshir711/
Absher674,390/
Absoir67140/
Hoffschir67115/
Afseer6738/
Hofschire6717/
Hoffshire679/
Aafser677/
Habsir676/
Avsher673/
Affser673/
Afsser672/
Abscir672/
Abssir671/
Avshirova671/
Absuir671/
Aifser671/
Affcir671/
Afsere671/
Afsear671/
Abshyr671/
Absair671/
Gafser670/
Hafser670/

Afshir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afshir in the Hindi language
अफ्शीरaphsira-

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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 Afshir
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