Affan Surname
Approximately 9,227 people bear this surname
Affan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,703 | 1:48,927 | 5,506 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Morocco | 750 | 1:45,968 | 7,487 |
| Iraq | 686 | 1:51,052 | 2,014 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| India | 488 | 1:1,571,855 | 58,287 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Pakistan | 394 | 1:453,411 | 8,119 |
| Yemen | 159 | 1:166,197 | 7,893 |
| Jordan | 141 | 1:62,712 | 5,645 |
| Malaysia | 111 | 1:265,714 | 14,862 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| Syria | 90 | 1:214,456 | 4,083 |
| Lebanon | 90 | 1:62,634 | 4,716 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Maldives | 41 | 1:9,858 | 782 |
| Mauritania | 38 | 1:107,760 | 6,553 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | 1:45,466 | 4,095 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 1:547,372 | 3,850 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Affan (26,767) may also be a first name.
Affan Demographics
Average Affan Salary in
United States
$51,441 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Affan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Affan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Affan (Arabic: عفان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻔﺎﻥ, Hindi: अफ्फान, Marathi: अफ़ान, Russian: Аффан) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Affan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Affan is the 55,098th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 789,807 people. The surname Affan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Affan live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Affan is also the 30,395th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 26,767 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,703 people, or 1 in 48,927. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Aceh, where 38 percent live, East Java, where 24 percent live and North Sumatra, where 9 percent live. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.
Affan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Affan last name is predominantly Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Affan surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Affan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $46,208 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Affan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Affan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻔﺎﻥ | fan | - |
| Affan in the Marathi language | ||
| अफ़ान | afana | - |
| Affan in the Hindi language | ||
| अफ्फान | aphphana | 77.06 |
| अफफान | aphaphana | 22.27 |
| Affan in the Russian language | ||
| Аффан | affan | - |
| Affan in the Arabic language | ||
| عفان | fan | - |
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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 Affan
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