Al Afghan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Afghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Afghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine101:454,88512,564
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Al Afghan Last Name Facts

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

Al Afghan is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Afghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Afghan reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant.

It is most prevalent in Palestine, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 454,885. In Palestine it is primarily found in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 80 percent are found, Gaza Governorate, where 10 percent are found and Hebron Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Other than Palestine Al Afghan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Al Afghan
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