Afzal Surname

814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Afzal Surname User-submission:

Afzal is a surname of Arabic origin, meaning 'excellent,' 'superior,' or 'most virtuous'.

Afzal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan574,2511:31140
Saudi Arabia14,0321:2,199265
Bangladesh12,7071:12,5411,000
India12,2141:62,8024,293
Afghanistan10,0791:3,190340
United Arab Emirates5,0791:1,804216
England4,6191:12,0631,775
Sri Lanka3,8011:5,474802
Iran3,4661:22,1532,807
United States1,7601:205,94320,199
Kuwait1,2731:2,986390
Oman9881:3,733538
Qatar9521:2,477222
Spain6701:69,7796,213
Canada6651:55,4076,565
Bahrain5881:2,294348
Indonesia4231:312,64627,561
Scotland4121:12,9951,711
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Australia2151:125,56113,746
Norway1941:26,5073,597
Maldives1921:2,105205
Malaysia1911:154,4209,603
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Denmark1501:37,6313,923
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Wales901:34,3843,434
Greece801:138,49722,965
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
France241:2,767,613196,808
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Suriname191:29,0855,642
China181:75,962,3094,162
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Afzal (177,172) may also be a first name.

Afzal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Afzal is a surname of Arabic origin, meaning 'excellent,' 'superior,' or 'most virtuous'.

- jessicaweiss

Afzal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afzal (Arabic: افضل, Hindi: अफजाल, Marathi: अफ़झल, Oriya: ଅଫଜଲ, Russian: Афзал) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Afzal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afzal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,203 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Afzal reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Afzal is also the 5,932nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 177,172 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 574,251 people, or 1 in 311. In Pakistan Afzal is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent reside and Sindh, where 8 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Afzal exists in 98 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Afzal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afzal surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Afzal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning 300,446 kr per year; in Peru they earn 63.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.57% more than the national average, earning R 296,016 per year; in United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afzaal9139,299/
Afzail91127/
Afzzal9197/
Afzall9170/
Affzal9159/
Aafzal9128/
Hafzal9122/
Afzial9121/
Afrzal9120/
Afzhal9120/
Afdzal9116/
Azfzal915/
Afzale915/
Afjzal914/
Afzalh913/
Afszal912/
Afhzal912/
Gafzal911/
Afzjal911/
Asfzal911/
Afzasl911/
Aifzal911/
Afzsal911/
Afzalt911/
Afxzal911/
Adfzal911/
Afzalp911/
Afzhaal834/
Afdzhal831/
Afzaaal831/
Hafzial831/
Afjal8011,885/
Afsal804,542/
Abzal80677/
Awzal80148/
Afzol807/
Avzal802/
Efzal801/
Afxal801/
Ofzal801/
Afzalova77442/
Affdzhal771/
Afzalová771/
Hafsal73174/
Afjaal7336/
Abzhal7332/
Afshal7316/
Aafjal7311/
Affsal739/
Afsalp737/
Efzhal734/
Hafjal734/
Afjhal733/
Efzaal732/
Afjall732/
Habzal732/
Afssal731/
Abzaal731/
Afsial731/
Afzool731/
Adfsal731/
Affjal731/
Afjaul731/
Afsail731/
Hafsahl6748/
Hafjall6713/
Afshail673/
Afzhool672/
Afsalpp672/
Afsalph671/
Havzalı670/

Afzal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afzal in the Oriya language
ଅଫଜଲaphajala97.62
ଅଲିali2.38
Afzal in the Hindi language
अफजालaphajala43.01
अफजलaphajala28.17
अफज़ालaphazala10.43
अफज़लaphazala8.45
अफज़ालaphazala4.97
Afzal in the Marathi language
अफ़झलafajhala32.38
अफज़लaphazala30.48
अफ़जलafajala17.14
ज़लzala10.48
अफ़झालafajhala2.86
ज़ालzala0.95
Afzal in the Russian language
Афзалafzal-
Afzal in the Arabic language
افضلafdl-
آفضالafdal-
أفضالafdal-
افضالafdal-

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