Aftar Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Aftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aftar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Pakistan921:1,941,78118,932
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Aftar (6,846) may also be a first name.

Aftar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aftar (Hindi: अफतर, Marathi: अफतार, Oriya: ଅଫତାର, Russian: Афтар) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aftar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 666,162nd most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Aftar live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Aftar is also the 78,731st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 6,846 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 2,984,690. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 19 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Bihar, where 16 percent live. Besides India it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Aftar Last Name Statistics demography

Aftar earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aftaar9188/
Afthar9186/
Haftar9121/
Gaftar9113/
Afftar913/
Afhtar912/
Aftgar911/
Aftarh911/
Afttar911/
Aftair911/
Aftahar833/
Avtar809,211/
Abtar80593/
Awtar80423/
Eftar8019/
Aftor8010/
Oftar802/
Aftahaar771/
Avtare73577/
Avtaar7351/
Abhtar7315/
Haftor7311/
Auvtar7310/
Goftar738/
Aavtar737/
Awtare737/
Awtaar737/
Aphtar736/
Hawtar735/
Abthar734/
Heftar734/
Aubtar733/
Avttar733/
Habtar732/
Avthar732/
Aawtar732/
Eftaar731/
Awthar731/
Aswtar731/
Auwtar731/
Awttar731/
Haftarová711/
Avthare6739/
Hawthar677/
Hoftair676/
Awthare675/
Aavtare672/
Hafftor672/
Habthar671/
Hafteur671/
Ashvtar671/
Aawtare671/
Avtahar671/
Afthorp670/

Aftar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aftar in the Oriya language
ଅଫତାରaphatara66.67
ଅଫତରaphatara11.11
ଆଫ୍ତାରaphtara5.56
ଅପତାରapatara5.56
ଆଫତାରaphatara5.56
ଅଫତାର୍aphatar5.56
Aftar in the Hindi language
अफतरaphatara40.39
अफ्तारaphtara24.14
अफतारaphatara17.24
अफ्तरaphtara14.29
Aftar in the Marathi language
अफतारaphatara37.37
अफतरaphatara22.22
तरtara20.2
तारtara10.1
आतारatara2.02
अफ़तरafatara2.02
टरtara1.01
Aftar in the Russian language
Афтарaftar-

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Footnotes

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