Afthar Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Afthar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 55 | 1:3,248,071 | 25,480 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Afthar (212) may also be a first name.
Afthar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afthar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afthar (Dhivehi: އަފްތަރ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Afthar.
How Common Is The Last Name Afthar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Afthar reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Afthar is also the 620,917th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 212 people.
It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,248,071. In Pakistan Afthar is most common in: Punjab, where 45 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 42 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Afthar occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aftahar | 92 | 3 | / |
| Aftar | 91 | 450 | / |
| Aftahaar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aftaar | 83 | 88 | / |
| Haftar | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gaftar | 83 | 13 | / |
| Abthar | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afftar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Afhtar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Avthar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afttar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aftarh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aftgar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awthar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aftair | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avthare | 77 | 39 | / |
| Hawthar | 77 | 7 | / |
| Awthare | 77 | 5 | / |
| Habthar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avtahar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afthorp | 77 | 0 | / |
| Avtar | 73 | 9,211 | / |
| Abtar | 73 | 593 | / |
| Awtar | 73 | 423 | / |
| Eftar | 73 | 19 | / |
| Aftor | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oftar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avtahare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avtare | 67 | 577 | / |
| Avtaar | 67 | 51 | / |
| Owthar | 67 | 28 | / |
| Abhtar | 67 | 15 | / |
| Haftor | 67 | 11 | / |
| Auvtar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goftar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aavtar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awtare | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awtaar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aphtar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Heftar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avttar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aubtar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aawtar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eftaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awttar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haftarová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwtar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswtar | 67 | 1 | / |
Afthar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afthar in the Dhivehi language | ||
| އަފްތަރ | aftar | - |
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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 Afthar
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