Afwar Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afwar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Afwar (13) may also be a first name.

Afwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afwar occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afwar? popularity and diffusion

Afwar is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Afwar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afwar are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Afwar is most numerous in: Kurdistan Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afware9111/
Avwar8036/
Awvar803/
Afuar801/
Hafwarth771/
Ahwvar7329/
Gafuar7318/
Ofware7313/
Ahwbar732/
Afuare731/
Havwar731/
Oufwar731/
Hawvar730/
Hoffwar672/
Gaffuar672/
Hatvwar671/
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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 Afwar
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