Afthab Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Afthab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afthab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India911:8,429,290174,159
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Afthab (1,585) may also be a first name.

Afthab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afthab is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afthab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afthab is the 602,749th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Afthab live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 194,249th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,585 people.

It is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Beside Sri Lanka this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and Bahrain, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afthaab922/
Aafthab921/
Aftab9175,328/
Aaftab832,219/
Aftaab83390/
Afftab8320/
Aftaib8314/
Aftabh8310/
Afhtab838/
Afttab835/
Afthaf835/
Aftahb831/
Auftab831/
Abthab831/
Aftasb831/
Haftab831/
Aaftaab7723/
Aaftabh771/
Afftaab771/
Aphthab771/
Aafhtab771/
Aftav73121/
Aftaf7347/
Afteb7310/
Aftaw736/
Aftap732/
Avtab732/
Eftab731/
Aphtab67113/
Aaftav6776/
Aaftaf6723/
Aftova6719/
Aftaav671/
Afftav671/
Aaftob671/
Aavtab671/
Abthaf671/
Haftaf671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Afthab
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