Most Common Surnames in Afghanistan

By Region
Badakhshan Badghis Baghlan Balkh Bamyan Daykundi Farah Faryab Ghazni Ghōr Helmand Herat Jowzjan Kabul Kandahar Kapisa Khost Kunar Kunduz Laghman Logar Maidan Wardak Nangarhar Nimruz Nuristan Paktia Paktika Panjshir Parwan Samangan Sar-e Pol Takhar Urozgan Zabul
11. Ahmad 315.7k
In Other Countries
4th in Pakistan 139th in India 36th in Nigeria 48th in Bangladesh 60th in Indonesia 22nd in Syria 12nd in Saudi Arabia 124th in Egypt 53rd in Sudan 137th in Iran
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Ahmad (37)
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12. Shir 306.3k
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13. Sakhi 281.0k
In Other Countries
357th in Iraq 4794th in India 1081st in Pakistan
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14. Shah 256.2k
In Other Countries
8th in Pakistan 73rd in India 39th in Iran 119th in Bangladesh 439th in USA 104th in England 49th in Saudi Arabia 116th in Malaysia 21st in UAE 266th in Thailand
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Shah (64)
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15. Khan 252.5k
In Other Countries
1st in Pakistan 17th in India 9th in Bangladesh 1st in Saudi Arabia 3rd in UAE 40th in England 4th in Oman 421st in USA 33rd in Cambodia 160th in Iran
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Khan (294)
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16. Mir 236.6k
In Other Countries
36th in Iran 411st in India 313rd in Pakistan 208th in Bangladesh 87th in Saudi Arabia 765th in Spain 1670th in England 3943rd in France 870th in UAE 1447th in Taiwan
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Mir (14)
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17. Juma 199.0k
In Other Countries
1st in Tanzania 11st in Kenya 74th in Sudan 72nd in Syria 63rd in Malawi 107th in South Sudan 676th in Uganda 143rd in UAE 195th in Jordan 156th in Lebanon
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18. Amir 194.6k
In Other Countries
147th in Pakistan 117th in Iran 217th in Egypt 480th in Indonesia 2691st in India 1198th in Nigeria 618th in Malaysia 366th in UAE 5462nd in Philippines 44th in Maldives
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Amir (13)
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19. Habibullah 185.0k
In Other Countries
296th in Bangladesh 312nd in Israel
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20. Sayyid 184.6k
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