Afra Forename
12,618th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 78,166 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates
Afra Forename Definition:
APHRA. Probably from the name, or the nickname, of a queen, for it means ‘peaceful ruler’; Charlotte Yonge, however, implies that it was the Hebrew Aphrah, ‘house of dust’, adopted by the Puritans (‘with their love of piteous names’). Now somewhat obsolescent, it adorned that earliest of women dramatists, the far from puritanical Afra or Aphra or even Aphara or Ayfara Behn (1640-89), who was also a novelist (Oroonoko, or the History of the Royal Slave, published ca.
Read More About This ForenameAfra Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | - | 19,831 | 1:1,906 | 354 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 14,480 | 1:11,013 | 1,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9,785 | 1:731 | 83 |
| Iraq | 100% | 5,113 | 1:6,849 | 699 |
| Pakistan | 98% | 4,370 | 1:44,475 | 2,651 |
| Yemen | - | 3,453 | 1:7,616 | 625 |
| Tanzania | 95% | 2,883 | 1:18,310 | 1,925 |
| Brazil | 100% | 2,087 | 1:102,653 | 5,642 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,891 | 1:136,417 | 14,393 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,431 | 1:14,535 | 2,037 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1,224 | 1:63,563 | 2,553 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,166 | 1:26,426 | 3,414 |
| India | 99% | 1,036 | 1:1,172,662 | 72,891 |
| Iran | 100% | 965 | 1:81,344 | 2,318 |
| Italy | 100% | 854 | 1:71,501 | 1,595 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 810 | 1:20,867 | 1,977 |
| Oman | 100% | 688 | 1:5,972 | 803 |
| Syria | - | 672 | 1:28,729 | 1,287 |
| Qatar | 94% | 659 | 1:3,596 | 546 |
| Germany | 100% | 642 | 1:150,589 | 2,670 |
| Kuwait | - | 399 | 1:9,487 | 1,129 |
| United States | 85% | 345 | 1:1,050,832 | 21,655 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 300 | 1:51,413 | 4,449 |
| Philippines | 99% | 232 | 1:456,937 | 15,702 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Morocco | 100% | 218 | 1:157,563 | 4,496 |
| Mexico | 99% | 202 | 1:614,576 | 6,270 |
| Uganda | 90% | 164 | 1:249,737 | 7,819 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 147 | 1:1,207,921 | 28,750 |
| Spain | 100% | 145 | 1:320,896 | 5,137 |
| Canada | - | 126 | 1:262,963 | 8,936 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 117 | 1:48,099 | 2,318 |
| Colombia | - | 102 | 1:468,421 | 7,467 |
| England | 95% | 100 | 1:556,029 | 11,378 |
| Egypt | 100% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Jordan | 100% | 86 | 1:102,637 | 2,071 |
| China | - | 85 | 1:16,071,244 | 60,092 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 83 | 1:98,958 | 3,126 |
| Afghanistan | 95% | 80 | 1:407,794 | 7,500 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 74 | 1:140,963 | 6,526 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 64 | 1:475,780 | 21,121 |
| Thailand | 99% | 56 | 1:1,251,175 | 41,939 |
| Peru | 100% | 50 | 1:635,829 | 10,301 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 43 | 1:189,589 | 16,259 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 39 | 1:591,691 | 20,839 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Austria | 100% | 36 | 1:236,506 | 3,246 |
| Palestine | 100% | 36 | 1:126,390 | 2,039 |
| Zambia | - | 36 | 1:440,411 | 10,751 |
| Argentina | 88% | 32 | 1:1,336,664 | 6,063 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 32 | 1:675,328 | 20,004 |
| Ireland | 100% | 27 | 1:171,982 | 3,538 |
| South Africa | 100% | 24 | 1:2,272,194 | 64,564 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 23 | 1:1,313,126 | 26,144 |
| Sweden | 85% | 22 | 1:448,087 | 11,903 |
| Belgium | 100% | 17 | 1:675,885 | 9,645 |
| Burkina Faso | 75% | 17 | 1:1,081,145 | 29,013 |
| Maldives | 100% | 17 | 1:25,524 | 1,032 |
| Greece | 100% | 16 | 1:683,409 | 7,898 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Ecuador | - | 9 | 1:1,969,658 | 11,243 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Namibia | - | 7 | 1:343,454 | 5,692 |
| France | 100% | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Cape Verde | - | 5 | 1:105,830 | 3,482 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 5 | 1:1,447,361 | 8,023 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Saint Lucia | 50% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | 50% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| San Marino | 100% | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
Afra (9,824) may also be a surname.
Afra Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
APHRA. Probably from the name, or the nickname, of a queen, for it means ‘peaceful ruler’; Charlotte Yonge, however, implies that it was the Hebrew Aphrah, ‘house of dust’, adopted by the Puritans (‘with their love of piteous names’). Now somewhat obsolescent, it adorned that earliest of women dramatists, the far from puritanical Afra or Aphra or even Aphara or Ayfara Behn (1640-89), who was also a novelist (Oroonoko, or the History of the Royal Slave, published ca. 1678).
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Teutonic (feminine) - Peaceful ruler.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Teutonic name, meaning: Peaceful ruler.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Afra Forename Popularity
Afra Demographics
Afra Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Afra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afra in the Russian language | ||
| Афра | afra | - |
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