Afshar is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Afshar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Afshar

How popular is Afshar?

Afshar is common in Iran.

Afshar is ranked 3771 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Afshars grew by 26.92764 per cent to 1070 since 2000 and ranked 23675 after elevating 3353 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.17 78.29
Others 17.48 15.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.18 3.32
Hispanic or Latino 2.9 2.14
Afshar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 144731 people have been found who wears Afshar as their family name. Afshar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
10,542 China4
2,871 Iraq4
381,097 Ukraine4
124,420 Spain3
661,536 Indonesia3
147,165 Czech Republic2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
13,552 Qatar2
17,692 Armenia2
10,211 Bulgaria2
44,018 Poland2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
26,532 Chile2
6,103 Cyprus2
19,046 Ireland2
29,046 Japan1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
50,549 Georgia1
20,172 Hungary1
16,640 Hong Kong1
42,479 Greece1
408 Åland1
2,877 Cuba1
30,360 Thailand1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
66,560 Philippines1
1,572 Macau1
12,270 Lebanon1
36,678 Singapore1
24,421 Slovakia1
2,935 Madagascar1
16,073 Latvia1
165,773 Belarus1
17,575 Kuwait1
10,958 Bangladesh1
169,904 Brazil1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,662 Belgium30
269,016 Russia29
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,610 Switzerland99
7,560 Finland97
26,761 Netherlands93
8,986 Norway85
72,056 Italy78
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Afshar:
9,933 England645
15,386 Turkey419
9,873 Canada401
30,009 France331
6,278 Malaysia329
3,399 Sweden290
4,163 United Arab Emirates237
128,188 India146
19,821 Australia128
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Afshar:
383 Afghanistan8,542
18,220 United States1,793
7,305 Germany1,311
4,683 Pakistan1,257
Countries with hundred thousands of Afshar:
55 Iran128,147
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Afshar Namesakes

  • Anahita Afshar, Actress
  • Ani Afshar, Author
  • Farhad Nazari Afshar, Volleyball player
  • Ayoub Afshar, Actor
  • Babak Afshar, Film Score Composer
  • Bahareh Afshari, Fashion Designer
  • Bahareh Kian Afshar, Actress
  • Bijan Afshar, Actor
  • Mahnaz Afshar, Actress
  • Mahnaz Afshar, Actress
  • In 2019 action flick, A Gunman's Curse, Mana Afshar characterized N.
  • Afsoon Afshar, from 2004 drama flick Album, who characterized N.
  • Reza Afshar, from 2009 drama film A Man Who Ate His Cherries, who played the N.

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