Affaan Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Affaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Affaan (35) may also be a first name.
Affaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Affaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Affaan (Hindi: अफ्फान) occurs in The Maldives more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Affaan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Affaan is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Affaan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Affaan are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Affaan is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The Maldives, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 67,362. In The Maldives Affaan is most prevalent in: Baa Atoll, where 17 percent reside, Gnaviyani Atoll, where 17 percent reside and Kaafu Atoll, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Maldives this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Affaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Affaan in the Hindi language | ||
| अफ्फान | aphphana | - |
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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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- 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 Affaan
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