Afana Surname

78,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,2761:4,857584
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Israel3451:24,8053,638
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Canada411:898,67368,969
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Niger231:834,43619,133
Austria191:448,18144,644
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Sweden161:615,42245,338
France151:4,428,181244,602
India121:63,922,115578,870
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
England61:9,286,343223,652
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Afaña (1) are calculated separately.

Afana (575) may also be a first name.

Afana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afana (Arabic: حلفينا, Hindi: अफाना, Oriya: ଆଫନା, Russian: Афана) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Afaña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,892nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,177,500 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Afana are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,457th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 575 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,276 people, or 1 in 4,857. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, South Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

Afana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afana surname are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afana earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning 272,576 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning R 245,700 per year; in United States they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $50,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $50,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afaña931/
Afanas91670/
Afanga91638/
Afanah91316/
Affana91269/
Hafana9142/
Gafana9128/
Asfana9116/
Afgana9110/
Afanna916/
Afagna915/
Aifana913/
Afanay912/
Aafana911/
Afaana911/
Afauna911/
Afanat911/
Afasna911/
Afanai911/
Gafanha83149/
Afanadh8325/
Affanga8321/
Afanaya8321/
Hafanah8319/
Afaanga839/
Afanaha839/
Ashfana834/
Afangna834/
Hafanaj832/
Afaunga832/
Hafaina832/
Affanai832/
Hasfana831/
Gafahna831/
Haafana831/
Afangay831/
Afaunas831/
Afganga831/
Affanay831/
Afane8011,600/
Afani802,057/
Ofana801,677/
Afany80417/
Efana80241/
Afena80182/
Afano8078/
Afona8074/
Afanh803/
Afanj803/
Afannaya7711/
Afaunaya777/
Affanath771/
Afanou738,227/
Afaneh737,266/
Affane736,955/
Gafane733,869/
Affani732,176/
Atfani73482/
Afange73417/
Afoona73390/
Hafani73250/
Aafane73204/
Affany73187/
Afanyo73179/
Atfane73171/
Ofanga73156/
Adfane73136/
Afangi73101/
Affano7372/
Aphana7370/
Afhany7366/
Afanio7365/
Ofanoa7358/
Afanyi7352/
Hafane7346/
Afanes7345/
Oufana7344/
Afanui7335/
Afango7331/
Afouna7328/
Ahfani7323/
Gofana7323/
Effana7321/
Afanis7321/
Afaune7321/
Afanno7319/
Avanah7314/
Afainy7313/
Eafano7312/
Asfany7312/
Afanni7311/
Ofaina7311/
Afhani7310/
Afanih7310/
Hofana7310/
Offana736/
Afonna735/
Hafany734/
Efanha734/
Hefana734/
Afgane733/
Afaani732/
Afaney732/
Afanne732/
Gafano731/
Aefano731/
Afaini731/
Afatni731/
Afeena731/
Afoina731/
Afhane731/
Afanje731/
Efeana731/
Afahne731/
Ofanau731/
Afanho731/
Afanoh731/
Affanh731/
Affena731/
Affona731/
Afagno731/
Efaina731/
Efanai731/
Aâfane731/
Afaino731/
Aifane731/
Ofanah731/
Aifona731/
Afohna731/
Afenai731/
Afanoi731/
Gafany730/
Afgangi673,093/
Affanou672,980/
Afounas67848/
Haffane67671/
Affanyi67623/
Gaffane67499/
Hajfani67309/
Gaafane67252/
Afannou67161/
Afahane67157/
Gafaneh67156/
Affanni67150/
Aaffane67137/
Hefaina67123/
Affaneh6764/
Affanio6755/
Afaange6748/
Haifani6740/
Effanna6729/
Affanis6726/
Avannah6725/
Haffani6723/
Gafhani6715/
Haufano6713/
Atfaini6713/
Gaffany6712/
Asfaani6712/
Ofanaya6711/
Afhamni679/
Afhgani677/
Havanah677/
Asfonah676/
Affanih676/
Haphana676/
Hafouna676/
Affaine675/
Hadfani675/
Gofanga675/
Hafanos674/
Afangno674/
Heufana674/
Aatfane674/
Afangoy674/
Hafanij673/
Hafeena673/
Aifanou673/
Affanie673/
Afanesh672/
Affanhe672/
Hafaine672/
Effanha672/
Afainou672/
Affagni672/
Ahvanah672/
Goufana672/
Ofeanga672/
Afahani672/
Affenai672/
Hatfona671/
Ayfoona671/
Gaufane671/
Haffano671/
Afainer671/
Affeena671/
Afgaane671/
Hadfane671/
Hafeane671/
Afongaa671/
Afaanyo671/
Effanah671/
Afainyo671/
Afangih671/
Afounah671/
Hayfane671/
Hatfane671/
Ofannat671/
Offanat671/
O'Fanah671/
Gafonna671/
Aiffani671/
Afanich671/
Afaynou671/
Affanno671/
Affogna671/
Afgahni671/
Afganiy671/
Ashfany671/
Asfahni671/
Aïfanou671/
Aphanay671/
Afganni671/
Afhgany671/
Afffani671/
Afoonas671/
Affanei671/
Affaniz671/
Affanoi671/
Asfaniz671/
Ashfani671/
Hafauni671/
Hafaner670/

Afana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afana in the Oriya language
ଆଫନାaphana-
Afana in the Hindi language
अफानाaphana56.25
आफानाaphana25
अफसानाaphasana18.75
Afana in the Russian language
Афанаafana-
Afana in the Arabic language
حلفيناhlfyna-
عفانيfany-

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