Ben Afane Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ben Afane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Affane | 95 | 7 | / |
| Ben Afan | 94 | 2 | / |
| bin Afane | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ben Affan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ben Afene | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ben Afann | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ben Affana | 84 | 1 | / |
| bin Afan | 82 | 50 | / |
| Ben Hafoune | 80 | 136 | / |
| Ben Haffine | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Affan | 78 | 177 | / |
| bin Asfan | 78 | 6 | / |
| bin Afand | 78 | 3 | / |
| bin Atfan | 78 | 2 | / |
| bin Hafan | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Hafani | 74 | 9 | / |
| bin Affand | 74 | 8 | / |
| bin A'Ffan | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Afandt | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Afandh | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Hasfan | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Affeney | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Affangi | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Asfaani | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Hasfani | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Afong | 67 | 4 | / |
| bin Adfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Asfahani | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Hafam | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Auphan | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Apham | 56 | 1 | / |
Ben Afane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Afane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻌﻔﺎﻥ | bnfan | - |
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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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- 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 Ben Afane
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