Afsane Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Afsane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Afsane (14,726) may also be a first name.
Afsane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afsane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afsane (Hindi: अफसाने) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afsane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Afsane reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Afsane is also the 46,986th most common first name worldwide, borne by 14,726 people.
This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Afsane is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 33 percent live, Tehran Province, where 33 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 33 percent live. Outside of Iran Afsane occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afsane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afsane in the Hindi language | ||
| अफसाने | aphasane | 75 |
| आफसाने | aphasane | 25 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afsane
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