Afrah Surname

54,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Afrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afrah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia5,5391:2,429240
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Somaliland3361:10,417639
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Maldives2541:1,591165
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Sweden1101:89,5166,554
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
England831:671,30238,633
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Norway331:155,82719,235
India281:27,395,192354,286
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397

Afrah (211,238) may also be a first name.

Afrah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afrah (Arabic: أفراح, Dhivehi: އަފްރާޙ‬, Hindi: अफराह, Marathi: अफराह) is found most in Somalia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afrah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afrah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,995th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 788,013 people. The surname Afrah is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Afrah reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 4,943rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 211,238 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 5,539 people, or 1 in 2,429. Excluding Somalia this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 10 percent are found and Morocco, where 10 percent are found.

Afrah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afrah surname are 25.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Afrah earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 39.52% less than the national average, earning 209,323 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning $35,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.22% less than the national average, earning $37,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afrash91750/
Afraha91557/
Aifrah91519/
Afraah9123/
Afrach9122/
Asfrah919/
Hafrah917/
Afradh916/
Afrhah911/
Afrrah911/
Afra899,824/
Afrasht833,536/
Afraadh832/
Afraahu831/
Afraz807,891/
Afrad807,145/
Afraj801,091/
Afras801,033/
Affra80137/
Afroh80115/
Hafra8053/
Efrah8044/
Afrat8035/
Gafra8033/
Afray8010/
Afraa808/
Afrai806/
Ofrah806/
Aafra802/
Afrea802/
Afrha802/
Azfra801/
Afrra801/
Aifra801/
Hafrahat771/
Afrahass771/
Aufreaht770/
Aufray73480/
Hafrad73260/
Afrass73256/
Afrouh73165/
Afraiz73125/
Gafray7345/
Afraaz7335/
Gaffra7333/
Afraid7329/
Affroh7327/
Afread7320/
Aufrai7312/
Affray7311/
Aafrad738/
Afraad736/
Afraas735/
Aafraj734/
Gafroh734/
Afrohj733/
Afrait733/
Afrosh733/
Hafrat733/
Ahfrai733/
Afroch732/
Offrah732/
Eafrat731/
Hajfra731/
Hafraj731/
Hafras731/
Affraj731/
Affraz731/
Afraaj731/
Afreea731/
Afrodh731/
Asfraj731/
Haffra731/
Afraat731/
Afrais731/
Afraux731/
Aifrad731/
Aufrau731/
Asfraz731/
Oofrah731/
Ahfrad731/
Afreat731/
Afrraz731/
Ahfras731/
Ashfra731/
Azfray731/
Hefrah731/
Auffray673,120/
Áfra67393/
Afro67391/
Hofrath67187/
Haffray67180/
Afroosh67170/
Ofra67134/
Audfray6763/
Gaffray6756/
Efra6734/
Afrouch674/
Hajfraj672/
Haffrad672/
Hauffra671/
Gaafray671/
Afroudh671/
Aphradh671/
Hafradd671/
Ahafrea671/
Autfray671/
Aufrais671/
Aufrray671/
Aifraid671/
Aufrays670/

Afrah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afrah in the Marathi language
अफराहapharaha-
Afrah in the Dhivehi language
އަފްރާޙ‬afrah-
Afrah in the Hindi language
अफराहapharaha80
अफरहapharaha20
Afrah in the Arabic language
أفراحafrah-
عفرهfrh-
افراحafrah-

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