Afnan Surname

40,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Afnan Surname User-submission:

It means branches and twigs, and it expresses greatness and highness. Afnan is the source of the goodness of the fruit remained.

Afnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh8,7411:18,2311,339
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
Pakistan8881:201,1764,913
Indonesia7731:171,08616,598
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Jordan1221:72,4796,055
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Iraq581:603,8229,381
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Syria221:877,3196,367
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Afnan (79,097) may also be a first name.

Afnan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means branches and twigs, and it expresses greatness and highness. Afnan is the source of the goodness of the fruit remained.

- doudy

Afnan Last Name Facts

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

Afnan (Arabic: أفنان, Hindi: अफनान, Marathi: अफनान) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afnan is the 40,919th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 569,785 people. Afnan occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Afnan are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,491st most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 79,097 people.

This last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 8,741 people, or 1 in 18,231. Beside Bangladesh it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Afnan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afnan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Afnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 265.85% more than the national average, earning 1,266,120 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning $57,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $62,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afnane91139/
Afnaan9117/
Aafnan9115/
Affnan9112/
Hafnan914/
Afnain912/
Afnnan911/
Afnanh911/
Afngan911/
Affnaan831/
Hafnain831/
Haffnan830/
Efnan8015/
Afnam805/
Haffnann771/
Afnaim7325/
Hofnan737/
Afnoun736/
Aphnan734/
Hefnan731/
Afnoin731/
Hoffnan6715/
Afnoune671/
Hofnann671/
Hoofnan671/
Offnean670/
Houfnan670/
Heffnan670/
Hoffnann6211/
Ofnam605/
Heffennan571/
Afnoom552/
Aphnam551/
O'Fionnain531/
Hofnonh505/
Hoffnam501/
Hofnnon501/
Heffnon500/

Afnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afnan in the Hindi language
अफनानaphanana99.13
Afnan in the Marathi language
अफनानaphanana72
अफ़नानafanana20
आफनानaphanana8
Afnan in the Arabic language
أفنانafnan-
افنانafnan-

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