Afraf Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Afraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 78 | 1:984,391 | 45,758 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Afraf (239) may also be a first name.
Afraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afraf (Hindi: अफरफ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afraf? popularity and diffusion
Afraf is the 2,061,309th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afraf live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 578,640th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 239 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 984,391. In Iran Afraf is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 64 percent live, Kerman Province, where 12 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asfraf | 91 | 41 | / |
| Afhraf | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ashfraf | 83 | 19 | / |
| Asfhraf | 83 | 3 | / |
| Asfraff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afrab | 80 | 14 | / |
| Afrof | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afrova | 73 | 17 | / |
| Afraib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afrozf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafrof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafrova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ashfroft | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aiferofe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gaffrova | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aaiferav | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afrow | 60 | 28 | / |
| Afrov | 60 | 18 | / |
| Afrob | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofrova | 55 | 31 | / |
| Gafrov | 55 | 3 | / |
| Afroub | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ofroff | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aphrab | 55 | 1 | / |
| Affrow | 55 | 0 | / |
| Hofrova | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gofrova | 50 | 2 | / |
| Aiferov | 50 | 1 | / |
| Haffrow | 50 | 0 | / |
| Gaffrow | 50 | 0 | / |
Afraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afraf in the Hindi language | ||
| अफरफ | apharapha | 90.91 |
| आफ़्राफ़ | afrafa | 9.09 |
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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 Afraf
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