Aghafar Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Aghafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aghafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Aghafar Last Name Facts

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

Aghafar occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aghafar? popularity and diffusion

Aghafar is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aghafar live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Aghafar is most common in: Gilan Province, where 70 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 10 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Iran this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Bahrain, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aghaffar934/
Asghafar931/
Aghafard931/
Haghafar931/
Agafar9222/
A'Ghaffar881/
Agaffar8644/
Aghafor862/
Agafaar861/
Angafar861/
Agafffar8010/
Aghafoor808/
Aahgafar803/
Aghafour801/
Aghaphar801/
Gagaffar801/
Agafor7719/
Agofar7718/
Agefar773/
Egafar772/
Agafarova7529/
Angafor71522/
Ogafare7113/
Agaphar7113/
Agoufar712/
Oghafor711/
Agafoor711/
Agofarova633/
Agaphphar632/
Agaforova632/
Agofor621/
Agefor621/
Agofore5713/
Angofor573/
Agoufor571/
Aggefor571/

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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
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  • 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 Aghafar
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