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) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afraf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Afraf is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afraf live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Afraf is also the 578,640th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 239 people.
This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 984,391. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 64 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 12 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
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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