View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Afra (Arabic: عفرا, Hindi: अफरा, Russian: Афра) is most common in Iran. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Áfra. For other potential spellings of Afra click here.

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

This surname is the 52,130^th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 741,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Afra are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afra is also the 12,618^th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 78,166 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 3,812 people, or 1 in 20,142. In Iran it is mostly found in: Kerman Province, where 15 percent live, Tehran Province, where 13 percent live and Fars Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 12 percent live and Ghana, where 10 percent live.

Afra Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Afra are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.