Afra Surname

52,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Syria

Afra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,8121:20,1422,581
Syria1,1701:16,4971,284
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Algeria8681:44,5067,832
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia4261:310,44427,422
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Lebanon1011:55,8134,410
India781:9,834,172191,207
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
Romania511:393,68432,593
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Austria241:354,81038,119
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Maldives211:19,2461,262
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Áfra (393) are calculated separately.

Afra (78,166) may also be a first name.

Afra Last Name Facts

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

Afra (Arabic: عفرا, Hindi: अफरा, Russian: Афра) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Áfra. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,130th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 741,810 people. The last name Afra occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Afra live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afra is also the 12,618th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 78,166 people.

The last name Afra is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 3,812 people, or 1 in 20,142. In Iran Afra is primarily found in: Kerman Province, where 15 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside and Fars Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 12 percent reside and Ghana, where 10 percent reside.

Afra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Afra surname is primarily Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Afra surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Áfra92393/
Afrah899,248/
Afraz897,891/
Afrad897,145/
Afraj891,091/
Afras891,033/
Affra89137/
Hafra8953/
Afrat8935/
Gafra8933/
Afray8910/
Afraa898/
Afrai896/
Aafra892/
Afrea892/
Afrha892/
Azfra891/
Afrra891/
Aifra891/
Afrash80750/
Afraha80557/
Aifrah80519/
Aufray80480/
Hafrad80260/
Afrass80256/
Afraiz80125/
Gafray8045/
Afraaz8035/
Gaffra8033/
Afraid8029/
Afraah8023/
Afrach8022/
Afread8020/
Aufrai8012/
Affray8011/
Afraja809/
Asfrah809/
Aafrad808/
Hafrah807/
Afradh806/
Afraad806/
Afraas805/
Aafraj804/
Afrait803/
Hafrat803/
Ahfrai803/
Eafrat801/
Hajfra801/
Hafraj801/
Hafras801/
Affraj801/
Affraz801/
Afraaj801/
Afreea801/
Asfraj801/
Haffra801/
Afraat801/
Afrais801/
Afraux801/
Afrhah801/
Aifrad801/
Aufrau801/
Asfraz801/
Ahfrad801/
Afreat801/
Afrrah801/
Afrraz801/
Ahfras801/
Ashfra801/
Azfray801/
Afri754,018/
Afre751,558/
Afry75433/
Afro75391/
Ofra75134/
Efra7534/
Afrasht733,536/
Auffray733,120/
Haffray73180/
Audfray7363/
Gaffray7356/
Afraadh732/
Hajfraj732/
Haffrad732/
Hauffra731/
Gaafray731/
Afraahu731/
Hafradd731/
Ahafrea731/
Autfray731/
Aufrais731/
Aufrray731/
Aifraid731/
Aufrays730/
Afroz67104,050/
Afroj6728,365/
Afreh673,811/
Hafri672,093/
Afret671,874/
Afruj671,763/
Afred671,316/
Afrid671,234/
Affre671,043/
Afros67960/
Affro67921/
Afrit67893/
Affri67548/
Gafri67295/
Háfra67249/
Afrij67205/
Asfri67171/
Auffrais67160/
Hofra67137/
Ofray67129/
Afroh67115/
Affry6764/
Offra6750/
Afree6748/
Hafry6747/
Auffrays6746/
Efrah6744/
Afrio6741/
Ofraz6740/
Ayfre6740/
Afrie6735/
Aafri6732/
Aifre6720/
Ofrat6719/
Afrez6717/
Aafre6716/
Gafre6715/
Hautfray6714/
Afris6713/
Afres6713/
Afriy6712/
Afriz6711/
Auffrait6711/
Hauffray678/
Aphra676/
Hafre676/
Ofrah676/
Afreu676/
Efray675/
Afroi674/
Afrou674/
Ofrai674/
Aefro673/
Afrot672/
Gofra672/
Afrey672/
Afrih672/
Owfra672/
Gafry672/
Efraa671/
Gaufreau671/
Hafrahat671/
Afrod671/
Ofrap671/
Áfras671/
Aufre671/
Afrre671/
Hafro671/
Afrahass671/
Afroy671/
Afrro671/
Efrai671/
Apfro671/
Aafro671/
Afhre671/
Afrzo671/
Azfri671/
Aufreaht670/
Effra670/

Afra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afra in the Hindi language
अफराaphara73.17
आफराaphara26.02
आफ्राaphra0.81
Afra in the Russian language
Афраafra-
Afra in the Arabic language
عفراfra-
عفراءfra-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afra
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