Afane Surname
Approximately 11,600 people bear this surname
Afane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 6,138 | 1:1,441 | 233 |
| Cameroon | 2,899 | 1:7,164 | 891 |
| Palestine | 792 | 1:5,743 | 1,260 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Mauritania | 335 | 1:12,223 | 1,198 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Algeria | 167 | 1:231,327 | 25,749 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| El Salvador | 35 | 1:181,254 | 2,002 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Afane (223) may also be a first name.
Afane Demographics
Afane Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Afane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻔﺎﻥ, Marathi: आफने) is held by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,785th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 628,237 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Afane are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 603,623rd most numerous given name on earth It is held by 223 people.
The last name Afane is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 6,138 people, or 1 in 1,441. In Jordan it is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 78 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 16 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 3 percent live. Other than Jordan this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Palestine, where 7 percent live.
Afane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Afane last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Afane earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻔﺎﻥ | fan | - |
| Afane in the Marathi language | ||
| आफने | aphane | - |
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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
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- 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 Afane
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