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    The surname Afshar

    A surname, carried by 1,070 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A126

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Afshar is more common than 85.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,070 people named Afshar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,547 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 843.

    #23,675
    rank among US surnames
    1,070
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +26.9%
    change since 2000 (was #27,028)

    Who is named Afshar

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    76% of people named Afshar identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as two or more races and 3.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Two or more races 17%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Afshars

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Haleh Afshar
      British baroness, 1944–2022

    Questions

    How common is the surname Afshar?
    1,070 people in the United States had the surname Afshar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,547 Americans. It ranked 23,675th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Afshar?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Afshar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Afshar?
    Haleh Afshar, British baroness.
    Where is the surname Afshar most common?
    Wikidata records people named Afshar in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Afshar getting more or less common?
    More common. 843 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,070 in 2010, up 27%.