Afwan Surname

331,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Afwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0471:126,31312,714
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afwan (1,622) may also be a first name.

Afwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afwan is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 331,287th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,524,213 people. Afwan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Afwan reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 191,698th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,622 people.

The surname Afwan is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,047 people, or 1 in 126,313. In Indonesia Afwan is mostly found in: West Java, where 36 percent live, Central Java, where 22 percent live and East Java, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent live and Yemen, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affwan9111/
Afwanh913/
Asfwan911/
Afwaan911/
Hafwan911/
Gafwan911/
Afwayne8310/
Ajfwank831/
Afuan80348/
Efwan804/
Awban801/
Avwan801/
Afuang73780/
Habwan7315/
Abwuan7311/
Gafuan7311/
Affuan737/
Ahfuan732/
Abwain731/
Gavwan731/
Eabwan731/
Hatfuan6721/
Afweyne678/
Habwain671/
Gawhuan671/
Haffuan671/
Hoffwan671/
Heffwan670/
Gawvain670/

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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 Afwan
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