Affan Surname

55,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Affan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,7031:48,9275,506
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Iraq6861:51,0522,014
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
India4881:1,571,85558,287
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Pakistan3941:453,4118,119
Yemen1591:166,1977,893
Jordan1411:62,7125,645
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Syria901:214,4564,083
Lebanon901:62,6344,716
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Maldives411:9,858782
Mauritania381:107,7606,553
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Trinidad and Tobago301:45,4664,095
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Benin181:574,20035,798
Oman121:307,3314,704
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Affan (26,767) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affane916,955/
Affang91368/
Gaffan91287/
Auffan91113/
Haffan9180/
Affand9155/
Affaan9115/
Aaffan917/
Affgan912/
Aiffan912/
Affain911/
Afffan911/
Affhan911/
Affanh911/
Aîffan911/
Aïffan911/
Affant911/
Asffan911/
Afan899,370/
Haffane83671/
Auffant83474/
Aaffane83137/
Affatin8345/
Affaine835/
Affanhe832/
Adffant831/
Affaunt831/
Gaffain831/
Aiffhan831/
Afffang831/
Afane8011,600/
Aifan807,704/
Afgan802,866/
Afang80947/
Asfan80799/
Affam80399/
Hafan80306/
Afand80249/
Affon80234/
Gafan80143/
Effan80115/
Ayfan8071/
Aafan8060/
Atfan8060/
Afhan8045/
Offan8038/
Aïfan8033/
Ahfan8030/
Afaan8028/
Aufan8025/
Ajfan8022/
Apfan8015/
Aîfan8013/
Azfan809/
Afanc805/
Afain805/
Awfan804/
Afanh803/
Eafan802/
Afaun802/
Afant801/
Adfan801/
Affahane777/
Hauffain771/
Haffaine771/
Affoun73291/
Asfand73268/
Aafane73204/
Atfane73171/
Offane73136/
Adfane73136/
Ashfan7383/
Affoon7376/
Afaten7359/
Affong7353/
Hafane7346/
Offant7344/
Aufant7333/
Gaffon7332/
Goffan7332/
Afatin7327/
Hoffan7324/
Aufang7324/
Asfhan7324/
Aifang7321/
Afaune7321/
Heffan7318/
Afasin7315/
Affone7314/
Hasfan739/
Haifan739/
Afgann739/
Asfaun738/
Asfaan738/
Aafgan737/
Achfan737/
Offang737/
Adfand737/
Ajfaan736/
Affont736/
Afgaan735/
Gaufan734/
Haffon733/
Afahan733/
Afaung733/
Offain733/
Aifaan733/
Aiffon733/
Afanne732/
Azfaan731/
Haffam731/
Atfhan731/
Gafahn731/
Afhane731/
Afasen731/
Afahne731/
Hayfan731/
Hadfan731/
Aasfan731/
Aafand731/
Afanng731/
Afgahn731/
Atfaan731/
Aïfant731/
Aïffon731/
Aâfane731/
Aifane731/
Hafain731/
Afhgan731/
Asfanh731/
Assfan731/
Autfan731/
Offand730/
Afam673,694/
Afon67907/
Efan67666/
Ofan67147/
Afaisen6774/
Afanova6749/
Hoffann6738/
Hoffain6728/
Afán6726/
Hoffamn6718/
Affoune6717/
Asfatin6717/
Ouffane6712/
Affonne679/
Affoing678/
Aafgaan677/
Haifang676/
Haffoun675/
Afachin674/
Aatfane674/
Asdfant674/
Gouffan674/
Ashfhan672/
Hoffand672/
Hasfaan672/
Hafaine672/
Afanová672/
Haffein672/
Ashfaan671/
Eashfan671/
Hadfane671/
Hafeane671/
Hassfan671/
Hoffgan671/
Hayfane671/
Hatfane671/
Haifaan671/
Afón671/
Aashfan671/
Afangue671/
Affoine671/
Atfahan671/
Azfatin671/
Hafatin671/
Haffonn670/

Affan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Affan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻔﺎﻥfan-
Affan in the Marathi language
अफ़ानafana-
Affan in the Hindi language
अफ्फानaphphana77.06
अफफानaphaphana22.27
Affan in the Russian language
Аффанaffan-
Affan in the Arabic language
عفانfan-

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Footnotes

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