Afrani Surname

260,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afrani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afrani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Indonesia2441:542,00543,754
Lebanon801:70,4645,013
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Guyana131:58,6324,970
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England31:18,572,686338,250
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Afrani (85) may also be a first name.

Afrani Last Name Facts

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

Afrani (Hindi: अफरानी) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afrani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afrani is the 260,442nd most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,832,590 people. The last name Afrani occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Afrani reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 85 people.

The last name Afrani is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Besides Ghana Afrani exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Afrani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

Afrani earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afranie923,020/
Afrangi92215/
Afrhani92208/
Afranio9238/
Afraini9211/
Azfrani925/
Hafrani923/
Asfrani921/
Afrayni921/
Gafrani921/
Affranio861/
Afrane833,961/
Afroni83338/
Afrana8321/
Ofrani839/
Afranj839/
Afrany833/
Afranh831/
Afronie77287/
Affrane7722/
Afrouni7715/
Oufrani7715/
Afrange779/
Afreane774/
Afronio772/
Gofrani772/
Afraine772/
Afranes771/
Osfrani771/
Afroniy771/
Hafrana771/
Aufrane770/
Afrzaneh7162/
Aufragne7138/
Afreynie7117/
Afreaney712/
Afrangeh711/
Affreini711/
Ofrainis711/
Affranna711/
Gafraane711/
Ofrane6711/
Ofrany678/
Afrone673/
Afronj672/
Afrona671/
Ofroni671/

Afrani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afrani in the Hindi language
अफरानीapharani44.44
अफरनिapharani22.22
आफरानीapharani22.22
आफरनिapharani11.11

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Footnotes

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