Azafar Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Azafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
India151:51,137,692512,385
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Azafar (189) may also be a first name.

Azafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Azafar (Hindi: अज़फर, Marathi: अज़फ़र) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Azafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Azafar is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Azafar live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 661,310th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 189 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,883,563. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 61 percent live, Punjab, where 30 percent live and Balochistan, where 4 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Azadfar921,181/
Azaffar922/
Azaifar921/
Azafhar921/
Azhafar921/
Gazafar921/
Azadfard8635/
Asafar83869/
Ajafar83123/
Azafor831/
Gazzaffar801/
Assafar77480/
Hajafar77230/
Achafar77210/
Adjafar7738/
Ashafar7722/
Asadfar7711/
Ozasfar776/
Ajaffar772/
Aajafar771/
Aziafor771/
Azafore771/
Ahjafar771/
Ahsafar771/
Azhafarova756/
Assaffar71138/
Hassafar7123/
Arzoufar7121/
Adjaafar7119/
Hajjafar7119/
Eizadfar716/
Ashaafar711/
Ajjaifar711/
Assafare711/
Achafair711/
Otzadfar711/
Ajaayfar711/
Asafor67252/
Azefor6727/
Ajafor675/
Asofar673/
Esafar671/
Ojafar671/
Hassasfar671/
Acofar671/
Asefar671/
Ocafar671/

Azafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Azafar in the Marathi language
अज़फ़रazafara-
Azafar in the Hindi language
अज़फरazaphara66.67
अजफरajaphara22.22
अज़फरazaphara11.11

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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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  • 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 Azafar
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