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Afzal Surname Meaning

Muslim: from Persian afzal (Arabic af?dal), literally ‘better’ or ‘best’, used as an epithet for a learned man.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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Between 1976 and 2003, in the United States, Afzal life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Afzal in 1976 was 66, and 81 in 2003.

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