Afanyan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Afanyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afanyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afanyan (Russian: Афанян) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Afanyan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Afanyan are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria Afanyan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent live and Armenia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafanyan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Affanyan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Afanjyan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Afanean | 86 | 7 | / |
| Afonyan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Asfanyasin | 82 | 6 | / |
| Azfanian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afganian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afagnon | 71 | 169 | / |
| Afonyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afanyom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affagnon | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| Afangnon | 67 | 43 | / |
| Affangnon | 63 | 62 | / |
| Afagnihoun | 59 | 94 | / |
| Afognon | 57 | 480 | / |
| Affagnihoun | 56 | 165 | / |
| Afangnihoun | 56 | 29 | / |
| Affognon | 53 | 2,256 | / |
| Affangnihoun | 53 | 20 | / |
| Afongnon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Afougnon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Affougnon | 50 | 51 | / |
| Affongnon | 50 | 2 | / |
| Afffognon | 50 | 1 | / |
Afanyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afanyan in the Russian language | ||
| Афанян | afanan | - |
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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 Afanyan
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