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 carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Affan? popularity and diffusion
Affan is the 55,098th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 789,807 people. The last name is primarily found 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 frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 26,767 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,703 people, or 1 in 48,927. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Aceh, where 38 percent live, East Java, where 24 percent live and North Sumatra, where 9 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname is found 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Affan surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with 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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