Afsana Surname

19,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Afsana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afsana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh24,9631:6,384579
India2,2321:343,66718,847
Pakistan6831:261,5585,809
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Maldives291:13,9371,013
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Afsana (451,187) may also be a first name.

Afsana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afsana (Bengali: আফসানা, Hindi: अफसाना, Marathi: अफ़साना, Oriya: ଅଫସାନା) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afsana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afsana is the 19,557th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 259,796 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afsana are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afsana is also the 2,259th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 451,187 people.

It is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 24,963 people, or 1 in 6,384. Outside of Bangladesh Afsana exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Afsana Last Name Statistics demography

Afsana earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafsana92369/
Afshana92193/
Afsanah9210/
Afsaana929/
Afhsana924/
Aafsana923/
Affsana922/
Aufsana921/
Afsaina921/
Afsahna921/
Afshanai8625/
Afsahana863/
Afphsana861/
Afshahna861/
Afshanah861/
Afsani83125/
Afzana8321/
Absana8311/
Afsane837/
Afsanh833/
Afsona833/
Afsena831/
Awsana831/
Avsana831/
Afjana831/
Hafsanaaz801/
Afshahana801/
Afshanaaz801/
Afshani772,715/
Afsaneh771,627/
Abshana77356/
Aphsana7727/
Afseena7720/
Hafsani7719/
Awshana7714/
Afsonah7713/
Afshanh7712/
Afshany775/
Afshena772/
Afsanez771/
Gawsana771/
Afsaini771/
Afchana771/
Afsanei771/
Afsahni771/
Apfsani771/
Affsona771/
Gafsani771/
Avshana771/
Efsanah771/
Afshangi71137/
Afshaneh7152/
Afshange7134/
Hafseena716/
Aphshana714/
Afsheena714/
Afsahani712/
Hafsangi712/
Affziana711/
Hafsahno711/
Hafshani711/
Avsani6773/
Afsony6722/
Afşani6714/
Afsoni678/
Avsane672/
Afzona671/
Awsani671/
Afshangeh671/
Afzane671/

Afsana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afsana in the Bengali language
আফসানাaphasana-
Afsana in the Hindi language
अफसानाaphasana97.4
अफ्सानाaphsana0.91
आफसानाaphasana0.54
अफसनाaphasana0.52
अफ्सनाaphsana0.18
अफ़सानाafasana0.14
अफशानाaphasana0.1
अफ़सनाafasana0.08
अफसानaphasana0.03
अफसाना़aphasana0.01
अ़फसानाaphasana0.01
अपसानाapasana0.01
आफ्सानाaphsana0.01
अफॅसानाaphesana0.01
अफ़्सानाafsana0.01
अफ़सानाafasana0.01
अफासानाaphasana0.01
आफसनाaphasana0.01
अफशनाaphasana0
अयुसानाayusana0
अफ़्सनाafsana0
अपसनाapasana0
अ़़फसानाaphasana0
अकसानाakasana0
Afsana in the Oriya language
ଅଫସାନାaphasana60.47
ଆଫସାନାaphasana12.61
ଅଫସନାaphasana9.19
ଅଫ୍ସାନାaphsana4.49
ଅପସାନାapasana2.78
ଆଫସନାaphasana1.92
ଅଫସାନaphasana1.07
ଆପସାନାapasana0.85
ଅପସନାapasana0.85
ଅଫଶାନାaphasana0.85
ଆଫ୍ସାନାaphsana0.43
ଆଫାସାନାaphasana0.43
ଅଫ୍ସନାaphsana0.43
ଅପଂସାନାapansana0.43
ଆଫସାନaphasana0.43
ଆପଂସାନାapansana0.43
ଅପଂସନାapansana0.21
ଅପସାମାapasama0.21
ଅଫସରାaphasara0.21
ଆଫସନaphasana0.21
ସମସୁନsamasuna0.21
ଅଫାସାନାaphasana0.21
ଆପସନାapasana0.21
ଅପ୍ସାନାapsana0.21
Afsana in the Marathi language
अफ़सानाafasana54.8
असलमasalama8.33
हसनhasana8.08
सानाsana6.82
आफ़सानाafasana3.79
अपसानाapasana2.53
यािसनyaisana1.77
सनदीsanadi1.77
असगरasagara1.77
अशपाकasapaka1.01
एहसानehasana0.76
अकसानाakasana0.51
अफ़सनाafasana0.51
इरफ़ानirafana0.51
संगारsangara0.25
अफ़साणाafasana0.25
आपासनाapasana0.25
अमानशाamanasa0.25
सनदेsanade0.25
असमलasamala0.25
आपसानाapasana0.25
फसानाphasana0.25
अफ़शोनाafasona0.25
असपाकasapaka0.25
आकसानाakasana0.25
पसानाpasana0.25
अपसनाapasana0.25
असांरीasanri0.25
आसानाasana0.25
ऐसानaisana0.25
अपशानाapasana0.25
असलामasalama0.25
आसकानasakana0.25

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