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Where Does The Last Name Afra Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Afra (Arabic: عفرا, Hindi: अफरा, Russian: Афра) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur as a variant: Áfra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afra? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 52,130^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 741,810 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Afra live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,618^th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 78,166 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 3,812 people, or 1 in 20,142. In Iran Afra is mostly concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 15 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside and Fars Province, where 11 percent reside. Barring Iran it is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 12 percent reside and Ghana, where 10 percent reside.

Afra Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Afra are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

The amount Afra earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.7% more than the national average, earning $63,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $54,155 CAD per year.