Where Does The Last Name Afşar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Afşar is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Afsar. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afşar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 53,773^rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 768,242 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Afşar live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Afşar is also the 2,239,265^th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 9,475 people, or 1 in 8,213. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Konya Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.