Eftar Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Eftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eftar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Eftar (40) may also be a first name.

Eftar Last Name Facts

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

Eftar (Hindi: अफतार) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eftar? popularity and diffusion

Eftar is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Eftar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Eftar is also the 1,614,485th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

Eftar is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heftar914/
Jeftar912/
Geftar912/
Eftaar911/
Aftar80450/
Iftar80222/
Oftar802/
Ebtar801/
Ifthar73105/
Aftaar7388/
Afthar7386/
Giftar7337/
Haftar7321/
Afftar733/
Iftair733/
Iftaar733/
Heftor732/
Ifhtar732/
Afhtar732/
Aftair731/
Aftarh731/
Afttar731/
Hewtar730/
Iftahar6757/
Jephtar6725/
Iffthar6710/
Hoftair676/
Aftahar673/
Ifthair673/
Ifthahr671/
Ifthaar671/
Efteire671/

Eftar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eftar in the Hindi language
अफतारaphatara-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Eftar
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