Afson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Afson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afson (524) may also be a first name.

Afson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afson (Bengali: আফসোন, Hindi: आफसोन) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Afson live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Afson is also the 368,711th most common first name worldwide It is held by 524 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Afson is most common in: South Sumatra, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afsoun9146/
Gafson9115/
Afsoon9113/
Afshon9111/
Hafson911/
Afshoon8385/
Afshoun8367/
Gaffson831/
Afsan802,258/
Abson801,779/
Afzon80356/
Awson8019/
Avson806/
Afsén805/
Afsun803/
Haffsoon771/
Afshan736,469/
Afshun733,196/
Hawson73733/
Habson73110/
Afzoon7393/
Gavson7339/
Afsian7320/
Afzoun7319/
Gafsen7317/
Afseen7316/
Hafsan7315/
Afsaan7311/
Afsane737/
Afsahn736/
Afsanh733/
Afhsan733/
Havson733/
Eawson732/
Afssan732/
Hafsun731/
Aibson731/
Gofson731/
Eavson731/
Absoun731/
Hafsen730/
Hofson730/
Afshaan674,476/
Afshang67718/
Gavshon6767/
Hafsund6731/
Hoffson6728/
Aafshan6712/
Afshanh6712/
Hafshan677/
Gaavson676/
Afsahan673/
Afshahn672/
Afhseen672/
Hafsian672/
Affshan672/
Hodfson671/
Afhshan671/
D'Awson671/
Habshon671/
Hafsant671/
Afshand671/
Afshunk671/
Affseen671/
Afchoun671/
Hafssan671/
Gawsion671/
Hafzoon671/
Afhsaan671/
Haffsen670/
Heifson670/

Afson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afson in the Bengali language
আফসোনaphasona-
Afson in the Hindi language
आफसोनaphasona-

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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 Afson
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