Afzalan Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afzalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afzalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2001:383,91324,951
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afzalan (16) may also be a first name.

Afzalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afzalan is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afzalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,136,896th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Afzalan are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afzalan is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 383,913. In Iran Afzalan is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 75 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 9 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Iran it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afzalian93993/
Hafzalan931/
Afsalan863/
Afsalian805/
Afshalan802/
Absalan7122/
Abzalon7115/
Awjalan711/
Afsaloon671/
Absalain670/
Afjouland631/
Absalon578,547/
Absalón5718/
Absolan579/
Absalòn571/
Avjalam571/
Awsalam571/
Absaloon532/
Abszolon532/
Abszolán531/
Abshalon531/
Awschalon501/

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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 Afzalan
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