Afian Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iraq

Afian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6671:198,27518,837
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Ivory Coast571:404,75813,812
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Benin171:607,97736,930
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Afian (1,032) may also be a first name.

Afian Last Name Facts

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

Afian is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afian is the 346,411th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Afian are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Afian is also the 249,711th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 1,032 people.

Afian is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 198,275. In Indonesia Afian is most numerous in: East Java, where 29 percent live, Central Java, where 20 percent live and Yogyakarta, where 16 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affian912,492/
Afiane91841/
Hafian91204/
Asfian91146/
Afiant9167/
Afijan9158/
Afiang9139/
Gafian9119/
Afioan9116/
Aefian9112/
Atfian912/
Aafian911/
Afihan911/
Hafiane8311,916/
Afiatin83275/
Hafijan83179/
Affiang83102/
Asfihan8335/
Hasfian8311/
Afiaten8310/
Affiane834/
Aafiane834/
Afaijan834/
Athfian832/
Hazfian831/
Ashfian831/
Affihan831/
Aadfian831/
Afyan80768/
Afjan8045/
Efian8040/
Afion8020/
Ofian805/
Afiam804/
Haffiane7731/
Hafianne771/
Afiong73171/
Hafyan7360/
Afione7336/
Effian7327/
Afayon7316/
Aphian7315/
Affion7315/
Hofian737/
Ofiane734/
Offian734/
Efiaan734/
Asfyan733/
Ofiaan733/
Gafyan732/
Asfjan732/
Afgion732/
Afyhan731/
Efijan731/
Afjanh731/
Oufian731/
Affiam731/
Aufyan731/
Otfian731/
Afjhan731/
Gafion731/
Ofiang731/
Afyaan731/
Afajon731/
Hafjan731/
Hefian731/
Eafion730/
Affiong672,856/
Hafyane67768/
Oufiane674/
Offiang673/
Hoffian672/
Afeeane671/
Gofioan671/
Afagion671/
Affayon671/
Affione671/
Asfehan671/
Afihoun671/
Aphijan671/
Afjahan671/
Hafijon671/
Efaijan671/
Aiphian671/
Heffian670/

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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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  • 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 Afian
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