Al Afan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al Afan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Afan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Afan Last Name Facts

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

Al Afan occurs most in Syria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Afan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Afan is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Al Afan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Afan live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,608,418. In Syria Al Afan is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 92 percent live and Aleppo Governorate, where 8 percent live. Other than Syria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Yemen, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Aifan93174/
Al Atfan9320/
Al Hafan931/
Al Afam862/
Al-Afan861/
Al Oufan8080/
Al-Affan801/
Al-Afaan801/
Al-Aifan801/
Al Heifan752/
Al Hafoom631/
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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 Al Afan
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