Afajan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Afajan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afajan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India481:15,980,529256,885
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028

Afajan (245) may also be a first name.

Afajan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afajan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Afajan (Arabic: افاجان, Bengali: আফজান, Hindi: अफजान, Marathi: अफजान) is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afajan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afajan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Afajan is also the 570,604th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 245 people.

The last name Afajan is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India Afajan is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 48 percent reside, Bihar, where 31 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 10 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afaijan924/
Afadjane861/
Afacan837,448/
Afasan83294/
Afijan8358/
Afajun8344/
Afajam8310/
Afazan836/
Afujan833/
Afojan833/
Afayan833/
Afaian831/
Afajon831/
Ofajan830/
Hafijan77179/
Afazane7725/
Afakhan7710/
Afasanh7710/
Hafazan778/
Aafasan775/
Affayan773/
Aufayan772/
Afasane772/
Afachan772/
Atfasan771/
Gafayan771/
Hafasan771/
Hafujan771/
Afarzan771/
Afazang771/
Afazgan771/
Afacanh771/
Afaizan771/
Aphajan771/
Afain735/
Afaun732/
Hafazaan7186/
Affakhan7129/
Hafazean7120/
Hafasain7111/
Afahasan719/
Afadzhan713/
Afoudjan711/
Afakhanh711/
Hafazane711/
Aufakhan711/
Hafeejan711/
Afazon67756/
Afocan67414/
Afiyan67179/
Afoyan6798/
Afayam6752/
Afason6730/
Afaune6721/
Afeyan6721/
Afioan6716/
Afayon6716/
Hafaziaan6715/
Asfaun678/
Afaung673/
Afayin672/
Ofasan671/
Afosan671/
Afuyan671/
Ofayan671/
Affain671/
Aphajhain671/
Hafain671/
Afeian671/

Afajan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afajan in the Bengali language
আফজানaphajana-
Afajan in the Hindi language
अफजानaphajana70.33
अफजनaphajana16.48
अफजांaphajam7.69
आफजानaphajana1.1
आफजनaphajana1.1
अफाजनaphajana1.1
अफजा़नaphajana1.1
अफजालaphajala1.1
Afajan in the Marathi language
अफजानaphajana50
अफजनaphajana34.62
अफाजनaphajana7.69
आफजानaphajana3.85
आफजनaphajana3.85
Afajan in the Arabic language
افاجانafajan-

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Footnotes

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