How common is the surname Afzal?

1,634 people in the United States had the surname Afzal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,951 Americans. It ranked 17,319th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Afzal getting more or less common?

More common. 922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,634 in 2010, up 77%.

The surname Afzal

A surname, carried by 1,634 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A124

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Afzal is more common than 89.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,634 people named Afzal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 188,951 Americans. That is up 77% since 2000, when the Census counted 922.

#17,319

rank among US surnames

1,634

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+77.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,311	Hornyak	1,635	188,835
#17,319	Schmeling	1,634	188,951
#17,322	Noakes	1,633	189,066
#17,323	Galo	1,632	189,182

Who is named Afzal

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

80% of people named Afzal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
White (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Two or more races 6.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Afzal?: 1,634 people in the United States had the surname Afzal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,951 Americans. It ranked 17,319th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Afzal?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Afzal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Afzal getting more or less common?: More common. 922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,634 in 2010, up 77%.