Afuan Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Afuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 153 | 1:864,374 | 65,003 |
| Philippines | 143 | 1:707,960 | 71,677 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Afuan (299) may also be a first name.
Afuan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afuan (Hindi: अफ्ुान) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afuan is the 804,502nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Afuan are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Afuan is also the 509,704th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 299 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 864,374. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Java, where 73 percent are found, East Java, where 8 percent are found and Riau, where 8 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 41 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afuang | 91 | 780 | / |
| Gafuan | 91 | 11 | / |
| Affuan | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ahfuan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hatfuan | 83 | 21 | / |
| Haffuan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abuan | 80 | 13,742 | / |
| Afwan | 80 | 1,117 | / |
| Ofuan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Efuan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afuon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avuan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affwan | 73 | 11 | / |
| Abwuan | 73 | 11 | / |
| Habuan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Afwanh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asfwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afwaan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haibuan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Afwayne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ajfwank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawhuan | 67 | 1 | / |
Afuan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afuan in the Hindi language | ||
| अफ्ुान | aphuana | 50 |
| अफुान | aphuana | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Afuan
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