Aftara Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Armenia

Aftara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aftara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Aftara (522) may also be a first name.

Aftara Last Name Facts

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

Aftara (Hindi: आफतारा, Oriya: ଅଫତାରା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Aftara.

How Common Is The Last Name Aftara? popularity and diffusion

Aftara is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Aftara are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Aftara is also the 369,527th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 522 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Aftara is most prevalent in: Jharkhand, where 56 percent live, Assam, where 11 percent live and Bihar, where 11 percent live. Barring India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 8 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aftaras921/
Aftari83188/
Abtara838/
Eftara835/
Aftera833/
Avtara832/
Haftari77769/
Aftoora7743/
Afthari772/
Haftaro771/
Afterah771/
Avtare67577/
Aftori6754/
Avtari6744/
Oftari6710/
Awtare677/
Abtari676/
Awtari676/
Abtaro674/
Ofthera62148/
Avthare6239/
Goftari6222/
Awthare625/
Habtari625/
Aftoris623/
Aavtare622/
Aawtare621/
Gawtary620/
Haftouri571/
Gawthare571/
Avtahare571/
Abtori5023/
Awtori501/
Awtero501/
Avtoro501/
Avtori501/

Aftara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aftara in the Oriya language
ଅଫତାରାaphatara-
Aftara in the Hindi language
आफताराaphatara75.65
अफताराaphatara13.91
आफतराaphatara4.35
अफतराaphatara3.48
आफ्ताराaphtara1.74
अफ्तराaphtara0.87

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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
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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 Aftara
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