Aftekhar Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Aftekhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Aftekhar (96) may also be a first name.
Aftekhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aftekhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aftekhar (Hindi: अफ्तेखार, Marathi: तेखार) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aftekhar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aftekhar is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Aftekhar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Aftekhar is also the 968,397th most widespread given name internationally, held by 96 people.
The last name Aftekhar is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,760,278. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 57 percent are found, Punjab, where 36 percent are found and Sindh, where 7 percent are found. Not including Pakistan it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afthekhar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Afteikhar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Aftekar | 93 | 7 | / |
| Eftekhar | 88 | 5,727 | / |
| Aftikhar | 88 | 119 | / |
| Aftakhar | 88 | 56 | / |
| Afteqhar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aftejhar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Haftekar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aiftikhar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Aftaikhar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Afthokhar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aftakhhar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afthikhar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aftikahar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Efthekhar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aftikar | 80 | 51 | / |
| Aftakar | 80 | 15 | / |
| Abtekar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Avtekar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eftekar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afteqar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eftikhar | 75 | 65 | / |
| Eftakhar | 75 | 19 | / |
| Oftikhar | 75 | 8 | / |
| Efthekar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Afthakar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aftequar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aftakahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afthikar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aftikahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aabtekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Avthekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eftekahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiftakar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ephtekhar | 71 | 11 | / |
| Eiftikhar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aftaqar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Avtokar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aftiqar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eftikar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ephtekhhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avtikar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efthikar | 63 | 3 | / |
| Afhtaqar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aevtikar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aiwtakar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Efthakar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eftiqar | 53 | 1 | / |
Aftekhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aftekhar in the Marathi language | ||
| तेखार | tekhara | - |
| Aftekhar in the Hindi language | ||
| अफ्तेखार | aphtekhara | 66.67 |
| अफतेखार | aphatekhara | 33.33 |
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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 Aftekhar
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