Afshoon Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afshoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afshoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran791:971,93145,393
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afshoon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afshoon is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afshoon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afshoon is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Afshoon live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 971,931. In Iran Afshoon is most prevalent in: Kerman Province, where 59 percent live, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 20 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Iran this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afsoon9213/
Afshon9211/
Afshoun8667/
Afson834/
Haffsoon801/
Afshan776,469/
Afshun773,196/
Afzoon7793/
Afsoun7746/
Gafson7715/
Afsahn776/
Hafson771/
Afshaan714,476/
Afshang71718/
Gavshon7167/
Aafshan7112/
Afshanh7112/
Hafshan717/
Afsahan713/
Affshan712/
Afshahn712/
Afchoun711/
Afshand711/
Afshunk711/
Hafzoon711/
Habshon711/
Afhshan711/
Gaffson711/
Afsan672,258/
Abson671,779/
Afzon67356/
Awson6719/
Avson676/
Afsén675/
Afsun673/
Afshankh672/
Aubschon671/
Aafshaan671/

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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
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  • 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 Afshoon
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