Afar is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Afar
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Afar

How popular is Afar?

Afar is common in Nigeria, Yemen, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan.

Afar is ranked 156206 on our list.

Afar is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Nigeria. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Israel. Around 2796 people have been found who wears Afar as their family name. Afar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
31,617 Saudi Arabia9
204,921 Canada9
110,499 Cameroon9
87,302 Belgium9
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
413,177 United States36
74,646 Turkey34
6,270 Syria24
17,672 Bulgaria19
4,172 Oman18
3,022 Ethiopia16
18,713 Serbia16
269,854 France12
26,031 United Arab Emirates12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,022 Iran96
6,874 Jordan94
102,930 Indonesia86
196,149 India75
Countries with hundreds of Afar:
20,289 Nigeria695
3,825 Yemen567
3,051 Israel416
2,800 Iraq393
19,001 Pakistan119
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Afar Namesakes

  • Juan Afara, Paraguayan Politician
  • Janet Afary, Author
  • Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Political figure
  • Khaled Afarah, Soccer player
  • Naa Afarley Sackeyfio, Author
  • Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Political figure
  • Seyyed Ahmad Faghihi Afarani, Mathematician
  • Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Political figure
  • Hadas Afari, Screenwriter
  • Khaled Afarah, Soccer player

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