Ben Afane Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ben Afane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Afane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902

Ben Afane Last Name Facts

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

Ben Afane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻌﻔﺎﻥ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ben Afane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben Afane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ben Afane occurs mostly in Africa, where 125 percent of Ben Afane live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Ben Afane is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ben Afane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ben Afane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻌﻔﺎﻥbnfan-

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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
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