Ashafar Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Ashafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ashafar (71) may also be a first name.

Ashafar Last Name Facts

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

Ashafar (Hindi: अशफर, Marathi: आशफर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashafar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Ashafar is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ashafar reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ashafar is also the 1,152,838th most common first name world-wide It is held by 71 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 56 percent reside, Bihar, where 39 percent reside and Kerala, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashaafar931/
Asafar92869/
Assafar86480/
Achafar86210/
Asadfar8611/
Oshafar8610/
Ahsafar861/
Assaffar80138/
Hassafar8023/
Ashaphar801/
Asahafor801/
Assafare801/
Achafair801/
Hashefar801/
Oshafarr801/
Asafor77252/
Azafar7770/
Asofar773/
Esafar771/
Asefar771/
Hassasfar751/
Ashofor71409/
Assefar71139/
Ashefor7169/
Asahfor7138/
Asaphar7123/
Essafar7111/
Asiafor7110/
Aseffar719/
Aseefar716/
Ausefar714/
Asafoor713/
Asohfor713/
Azaffar712/
Achafor712/
Azaifar711/
Asophar711/
Asofard711/
Assafor711/
Oshefar711/
Asseffar67479/
Asseefar674/
Gasaphar671/

Ashafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashafar in the Marathi language
आशफरasaphara60
अशफारasaphara40
Ashafar in the Hindi language
अशफरasaphara55
अशफारasaphara15
आशफारasaphara15
अशफार्asaphar15

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