Akfar Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Akfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Akfar (51) may also be a first name.

Akfar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akfar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻏﻔﺎﺭ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akfar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akfar is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Akfar is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Akfar are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

Akfar is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 3,778,548. In Indonesia Akfar is most common in: Riau Islands, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhfar914/
Hakfar911/
Gakfar911/
Ashkfar831/
Agfar8054/
Ekfar801/
Okfar801/
Hagfar731/
Gagfar731/
Askfor731/
Agfhar731/
Akfour731/
Asgfar731/
Akford730/
Asgfhar671/
Hakford671/
Eakford670/
Hackford62574/
Hackfort62374/
Hakfoort62102/
Acfarova622/
Agfarova621/
Haqfahar621/
Okfor6040/
Eqfar601/
Egfar601/
Hackforth57116/
Hackfoort5717/
Acford55124/
Agfore553/
Okhfor553/
Okffor551/
Okfour551/
Hagford5055/
Ockford5053/
Gagfoor501/
Aqufort500/

Akfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akfar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻏﻔﺎﺭghfar-

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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 Akfar
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