Afnam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Afnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afnam (68) may also be a first name.

Afnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afnam is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afnam is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Afnam reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Afnam is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 68 people.

The last name Afnam is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 50 percent live and Telangana, where 50 percent live. Not including India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afnaim9125/
Afnaime832/
Afnan8012,790/
Ofnam805/
Afnane73139/
Afnaan7317/
Aafnan7315/
Affnan7312/
Hafnan734/
Afnoom732/
Afnain732/
Aphnam731/
Afngan731/
Efnaim731/
Afnome731/
Afnanh731/
Afnnan731/
Affnaan671/
Hafnain671/
Hoffnam671/
Haffnan670/
Haffnann621/
Gaffneym621/
Hoffnnam620/
Hofnan557/
Afnoun556/
Aphnan554/
Afnoin551/
Ephnam550/
Hoffnan5015/
Afnoune501/
Hofnann501/
Hoofnan501/
Offnean500/
Houfnan500/

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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 Afnam
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