Afaan Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Afaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Afaan (247) may also be a first name.
Afaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afaan (Hindi: अफाान) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Afaan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afaan is also the 567,531st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 247 people.
The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,508,464. In Pakistan Afaan is most numerous in: Punjab, where 76 percent live, Sindh, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afaan in the Hindi language | ||
| अफाान | aphaana | 50 |
| अफआन | apha'ana | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afaan
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