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) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Affan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,098th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 789,807 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Affan are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 30,395th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 26,767 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,703 people, or 1 in 48,927. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Aceh, where 38 percent are found, East Java, where 24 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Affan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Affan surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Affan
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