Asfar Surname

22,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Asfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan19,2461:1,671204
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
Pakistan8271:216,0145,134
Indonesia6001:220,41520,586
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
India2341:3,278,05795,326
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Canada771:478,51441,057
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
France341:1,953,609166,012
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
England211:2,653,24194,788
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Asfar (10,670) may also be a first name.

Asfar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asfar (Hindi: असफर, Marathi: असफर, Oriya: ଅସଫର, Russian: Асфар) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Asfar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asfar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,216th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 297,840 people. Asfar occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Asfar are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 58,666th most common forename at a global level It is held by 10,670 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 19,246 people, or 1 in 1,671. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Badakhshan, where 15 percent live, Kabul, where 9 percent live and Takhar, where 8 percent live. Not including Afghanistan Asfar occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.

Asfar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Asfar surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.52% registered with the party.

The amount Asfar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assfar91206/
Ashfar91199/
Asffar91172/
Asfard9190/
Gasfar9113/
Hasfar9111/
Asfhar913/
Asfair912/
Asfaar912/
Asfgar911/
Aszfar911/
Asfart911/
Afar894,606/
Hasfare831/
Ashfair831/
Assffar831/
Gafar8071,030/
Azfar803,029/
Hafar802,932/
Asfor802,054/
Afare80709/
Affar80619/
Osfar80154/
Aufar80124/
Esfar80117/
Ajfar80112/
Afgar80101/
Aafar8099/
Ayfar8034/
Awfar8026/
Afair8023/
Afhar8021/
Ahfar8015/
Adfar8012/
Aifar8010/
Afard8010/
Afarh8010/
Afarr807/
Afarz807/
Afaar804/
Atfar802/
Afart802/
Afaur801/
Aïfar801/
Asfarova7735/
Ausfaurd770/
Gaffar7365,580/
Gaafar7340,099/
Asfour7331,553/
Haffar735,098/
Gafaar732,498/
Asfoor732,392/
Hafare73654/
Affare73638/
Gapfar73526/
Ousfar73177/
Afeare73128/
Esfahr7367/
Asford7348/
Gafarr7330/
Gafhar7325/
Aufart7317/
Adzfar7317/
Hajfar7312/
Gaufar7311/
Haafar7311/
Ga'far739/
Gafaur737/
Gafair737/
Atfare736/
Assfor736/
Achfar735/
Gayfar734/
Affair734/
Ahafar734/
Ajfair734/
Afaire734/
Gafear733/
Ashfor733/
Hafarh733/
Hafard732/
Aafare732/
Gajfar732/
Gafahr732/
Afardh732/
Aufair732/
Azffar732/
Aajfar731/
Hafarz731/
Afahar731/
Affart731/
Afhare731/
Affard731/
Hgafar731/
Hhafar731/
Gazfar731/
Gafgar731/
Aafaur731/
Afarre731/
Ayfard731/
Aaffar731/
Eshfar731/
Azfare731/
Gaifar731/
Hatfar731/
Haifar731/
Awfard730/
Hafart730/
Gasfor730/
Ashfarova711/
Ashford6721,447/
Afor674,069/
Hasford671,654/
Aufaure67468/
Gaaffar67284/
Ashfour67135/
Affaire67100/
Assfour6774/
Auffart6766/
Ofar6758/
Gaphfar6746/
Gaffaar6743/
Eafeare6737/
Afarova6715/
Esfahar6712/
Aasfour6710/
Ashfort678/
Ausford677/
Ahsford674/
Assford673/
Haffart673/
Gaffhar673/
Haffard673/
Gaffaur672/
Aisford672/
Gaffair672/
Hgaffar672/
Asfoure672/
Hasfort671/
Gajjfar671/
Gafhaar671/
Asfford671/
Gaafaar671/
Heshfar671/
Haifard671/
Haaffar671/
Gahfarr671/
Asforth671/
Essffar671/
Haffaar671/
Hayffar671/
Gafaaar671/
Gafffar671/
Asdford670/
Heafart670/

Asfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asfar in the Hindi language
असफरasaphara90.66
अस्फरasphara3.3
असफारasaphara2.75
Asfar in the Marathi language
असफरasaphara86.67
अफसरaphasara6.67
अंसारीansari3.33
असफारasaphara3.33
Asfar in the Oriya language
ଅସଫରasaphara63.16
ଆସଫରasaphara15.79
ଅସରଫasarapha5.26
ଅସଫାରasaphara5.26
ଅସଫର୍asaphar5.26
ଆସଫାରasaphara5.26
Asfar in the Russian language
Асфарasfar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asfar
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