Afsan Surname

187,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Maldives

Afsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Iraq4821:72,6592,456
India2781:2,759,22885,175
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
Iran761:1,010,29646,499
Turkey431:1,809,80165,502
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Afsan (3,584) may also be a first name.

Afsan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afsan (Hindi: अफसान, Marathi: अफसान, Oriya: ଆଫସାନ, Russian: Афсан) is most common in Bangladesh. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afsan? popularity and diffusion

Afsan is the 187,334th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,227,434 people. The last name Afsan is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Afsan are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afsan is also the 118,229th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 3,584 people.

The last name Afsan is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,172 people, or 1 in 135,970. Besides Bangladesh Afsan exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 21 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Afsan Last Name Statistics demography

Afsan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afshan916,469/
Afsian9120/
Hafsan9115/
Afsaan9111/
Afsane917/
Afsahn916/
Afhsan913/
Afsanh913/
Afssan912/
Afsain911/
Afshaan834,476/
Afshang83718/
Aafshan8312/
Afshanh8312/
Afshain839/
Hafshan837/
Afsahan833/
Hafsain832/
Affshan832/
Hafsian832/
Afshahn832/
Afhshan831/
Hafsant831/
Afshand831/
Hafssan831/
Afhsaan831/
Afzan80590/
Avsan80238/
Afcan8088/
Absan8073/
Afjan8045/
Efsan8026/
Awsan805/
Afsén805/
Afson804/
Afsam804/
Afshankh772/
Aafshaan771/
Aafshain771/
Afsanova771/
Hafzan7395/
Afsoun7346/
Aphsan7326/
Gafsen7317/
Habsan7317/
Afseen7316/
Gafson7315/
Afsham7314/
Afsoon7313/
Hawsan7313/
Afshon7311/
Abshan739/
Afzaan738/
Awshan737/
Affzan734/
Afzian733/
Avsane732/
Afzhan732/
Asfjan732/
Hafjan731/
Afzane731/
Absain731/
Abssan731/
Afchan731/
Afjhan731/
Efshan731/
Hafson731/
Afjanh731/
Afzanh731/
Aafzan731/
Awhsan731/
Hafsen730/
Avsant730/
Afchain67742/
Abssain67725/
Afshein67584/
Afshoon6785/
Habshan6782/
Afshoun6767/
Hafsham6712/
Aphshan676/
Havshan675/
Oufsayn674/
Hawssan672/
Afhseen672/
Gaffson671/
Aavsank671/
Aawsane671/
Hofsang671/
Hawsian671/
Haswsan671/
Habsain671/
Hafzaan671/
Abschan671/
Abshain671/
Afrzanh671/
Affseen671/
Avssain671/
Hafhzan671/
Hafzhan671/
Haffsen670/

Afsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afsan in the Hindi language
अफसानaphasana82.98
अफसनaphasana9.09
अफ़्सानafsana0.47
Afsan in the Marathi language
अफसानaphasana79.19
अफसनaphasana7.61
अफ़सानafasana5.58
अफसानाaphasana3.05
हसनhasana1.52
सानsana0.51
Afsan in the Oriya language
ଆଫସାନaphasana33.33
ଅଫସାନaphasana22.22
ଅଫସାନାaphasana11.11
ସାହିନsahina11.11
ଆଫ୍ସାନaphsana11.11
ଅଫସାନ୍aphasan11.11
Afsan in the Russian language
Афсанafsan-

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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 Afsan
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