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
The surname Afthar (Dhivehi: އަފްތަރ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afthar.
How Common Is The Last Name Afthar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Afthar live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 620,917th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 212 people.
It is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,248,071. In Pakistan Afthar is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 45 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 42 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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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