Afran Surname

297,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Pakistan2791:640,3019,968
Ivory Coast2471:93,4064,903
Iran1331:577,31232,557
Afghanistan761:423,0685,769
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
India461:16,675,334263,471
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England101:5,571,806158,774
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Afran (2,633) may also be a first name.

Afran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afran (Hindi: अफरान, Marathi: अफरान) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afran is the 297,484th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Afran are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afran is also the 143,150th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,633 people.

Afran is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Outside of Ghana Afran occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent live.

Afran Last Name Statistics demography

Afran earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81.99% more than the national average, earning $78,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afrane913,961/
Affran911,316/
Afrand911,314/
Afrang91928/
Gafran91319/
Hafran9174/
Afrain9111/
Afrant912/
Afrean912/
Afraan912/
Đafran912/
Aufran912/
Azfran912/
Aafran911/
Afrahn911/
Afranh911/
Afrasen83288/
Aufrand83176/
Aufrant83134/
Hafrank8328/
Gaffran8324/
Affrane8322/
Hafrang8311/
Afrasin838/
Afrahan836/
Afreane834/
Afraine832/
Gafraan832/
Afratin832/
Haffran831/
Asffran831/
Hafrand831/
Gafrhan831/
Afrzanh831/
Aufrane830/
Afram8011,087/
Efran80227/
Afron8099/
Ofran8032/
Aufragne7738/
Auffrand774/
Auffrant772/
Afranova771/
Asdfrhan771/
Affram734,135/
Gofran732,184/
Afroun73970/
Efrain73227/
Offran73137/
Affron7387/
Gafron7375/
Hefran7348/
Hafron7340/
Afrong7338/
Șofran7333/
Afraim7320/
Effran7311/
Ofrane7311/
Afrein736/
Aafron734/
Afrone733/
Afroon733/
Hofran732/
Afront732/
Afrham731/
Hafram731/
Ofrant731/
Ofrain731/
Afream731/
Ofrayn731/
Aufron730/
Hayfron672,806/
Gaffron67585/
Afroune67526/
Afrosin67305/
Affroun67143/
Heffran6798/
Offranc6768/
Effrain6743/
Haffron6732/
Afroond6722/
Offrant6710/
Afrosen6710/
Afrasim676/
Afrosyn676/
Goofran675/
Aafroon674/
Afrasym673/
Offrane672/
Aiphran671/
Gaphran671/
Gafroun671/
Gofraan671/
Affream671/
Affront671/
Atffron671/
Afrroun671/
Affrong671/
Offrain671/
Oufrane671/
Afrounn671/
Aphrang671/
Afrasem671/
Goufran671/
Hefrain671/
Hefrean670/

Afran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afran in the Marathi language
अफरानapharana82.35
आफराणapharana11.76
अफ़रानafarana5.88
Afran in the Hindi language
अफरानapharana66.67
आफरानapharana17.78
अफरनapharana11.11
आफरनapharana2.22
एफरानepharana2.22

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