Afşarlı Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Afşarlı Surname User-submission:

The surname Afşarlı comes from the Afshar tribe, a major Oghuz Turkic tribe. The name is traditionally understood to mean 'brave,' 'skilled,' or 'warrior-like,' and as a surname it points to ancestral roots in this historic Turkic tribe.

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Afşarlı 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
Turkey1571:495,67828,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Afşarlı Surname Meaning

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The surname Afşarlı comes from the Afshar tribe, a major Oghuz Turkic tribe. The name is traditionally understood to mean 'brave,' 'skilled,' or 'warrior-like,' and as a surname it points to ancestral roots in this historic Turkic tribe.

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Afşarlı Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afşarlı is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afşarlı? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Afşarlı reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Afşarlı is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 495,678. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Konya Province, where 52 percent are found, Denizli Province, where 24 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 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
Avşarli7157/
Afsharl7120/
Afsarul7117/
Afsarli7112/
Afsarali6728/
Afasarul6716/
Afsharli675/
Afasrali672/
Afcharli671/
Afsarala671/
Afcharleh631/
Absaril577/
Abzarli571/
Avsharla533/
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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afşarlı
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