Affin Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Affin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3341:30,9454,083
Ivory Coast1251:184,5708,133
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Affin (61) may also be a first name.

Affin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Affin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Affin is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Affin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 611,703rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Affin are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Affin is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 61 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 30,945. In Benin Affin is most common in: Plateau Department, where 56 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 14 percent live and Littoral Department, where 13 percent live. Besides Benin it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Affin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Affin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Affin surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffin91922/
Affing9174/
Haffin9117/
Affion9115/
Auffin918/
Affien918/
Aiffin915/
Affina914/
Affind914/
Affink911/
Ahffin911/
Afin89474/
Gauffin83807/
Haffing8316/
Affinnh832/
Gaiffin830/
Hatffin830/
Gaffina830/
Haffinn830/
Offin801,483/
Afina80876/
Effin80839/
Asfin80419/
Afgin80250/
Gafin80242/
Hafin80148/
Affen80124/
Afink8076/
Afing8072/
Afien8056/
Affim8049/
Aifin8031/
Afion8020/
Aufin8010/
Aafin809/
Aefin805/
Afinn803/
Adfin803/
Gaffn801/
Ahfin801/
Atfin801/
Awfin801/
Afuin801/
Afind801/
Affnq801/
Afn7544/
Goffin738,532/
Gaffen73238/
Gafina73233/
Hafing73153/
Haffen73110/
Offion7385/
Offing7384/
Hoffin7367/
Gaufin7366/
Affend7328/
Affyng7317/
Gayfin7313/
Hafien7313/
Offina7310/
Aafina735/
Ashfin733/
Effien733/
Aafink732/
Offien732/
Ahafin731/
Affeen731/
Ahfing731/
Aufien731/
Hawfin731/
Afinnh731/
Offfin731/
Haifin731/
Gafion731/
Affeng731/
Aupfin731/
Offind731/
Aifina731/
Eafion730/
Haffnn730/
Gahfin730/
Heffin730/
Hapfin730/
Hadfin730/
Afen671,023/
Hauffen67200/
Ofin67191/
Efin67147/
Afinova6774/
Hoffing6772/
Afim6732/
Houffin6729/
Offn6717/
Afingue678/
Gouffin676/
Hafn676/
Gayfina674/
Gafn674/
Afhn673/
Eiffion673/
Asfn673/
Haffend671/
Goiffin671/
Heffien671/
Afín671/
Ayfn671/
Afne671/
Afng671/
Afyn671/
Aifn671/
Eafn671/
Atfn671/
Hoffien670/
Haysfin670/
Gooffin670/

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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 Affin
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