Aftal Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Aftal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aftal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Aftal (65) may also be a first name.

Aftal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aftal (Arabic: فطال, Hindi: अफतल, Marathi: अफतल) is most common in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aftal? popularity and diffusion

Aftal is the 4,206,983rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Aftal occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Aftal reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Aftal is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 65 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 82 percent live and Sindh, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afthal917/
Aftgal912/
Haftal911/
Aftall911/
Aftaul911/
Gafftal830/
Abtal80535/
Eftal8033/
Avtal801/
Aftalova772/
Abtail7319/
Avtale732/
Oftalt731/
Abtaul731/
Abtaal731/
Habtal731/
Avthale6749/
Heftaul6710/
Haftoul671/
Havtall671/
Avtalova624/
Awtol601/
Abtol601/
Awtoul554/
Abtool552/
Abtoul551/
Ophtal551/
Habtoul5014/
Avtotil504/
Ophthal501/

Aftal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aftal in the Marathi language
अफतलaphatala-
Aftal in the Hindi language
अफतलaphatala70
आफतालaphatala30
Aftal in the Arabic language
فطالftal-

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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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  • 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 Aftal
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