Afur Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Afur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3371:95,4102,520
Argentina541:791,54552,685
India141:54,790,384527,769
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Afur (206) may also be a first name.

Afur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afur is most common in Afghanistan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Afur.

How Common Is The Last Name Afur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afur is the 701,000th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Afur reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Afur is also the 630,600th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 206 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 95,410. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Khost, where 47 percent are found, Paktia, where 21 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 9 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafur8949,808/
Afure89744/
Asfur89320/
Afour89187/
Affur8938/
Hafur8913/
Aifur896/
Apfur895/
Afuhr893/
Afeur891/
Afuur891/
Afaur891/
Asfour8031,553/
Gafour801,141/
Gaffur80737/
Hafour80161/
Gafhur8046/
Gaufur8020/
Affour8020/
Hafeur8010/
Ahfour809/
Aufour807/
Gafaur807/
Aifour804/
Aafour804/
Gafuir803/
Gaafur802/
Azfour802/
Gafurr801/
Gapfur801/
Affure801/
Haifur801/
Aafaur801/
Afgour801/
Auffur801/
Afor754,069/
Ofur759/
Efur752/
Gaffour731,988/
Aufaure73468/
Ashfour73135/
Gaafour73116/
Assfour7374/
Gahfour7334/
Aasfour7310/
Asfoure732/
Aahafur732/
Afuirre732/
Gaffaur732/
Hasfurd731/
Afurova731/
Asfurth731/
Gaphfur731/
Haffeur731/
Haffour731/
Hadfour731/
Achfour731/
Addfour731/
Hatfour731/
Gofur6718,704/
Ofure67545/
Hofur67498/
Affor67384/
Hafurova67195/
Hafor67123/
Afoor6798/
Aafor6752/
Offur6720/
Auffurth6715/
Aforz6711/
Ofour678/
Achfoure675/
Eifur674/
Haßfurth672/
Efour672/
Osfur671/
Gafurowa671/
Afhurova671/
Ahfor671/
Haiffeur671/
Assffour671/
Gaiffour670/
Ausfaurd670/
Haffurth670/

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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 Afur
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