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Worldwide, Affan (Affan , عفان , อัฟฟาน , among others...) is a common primarily male, but very infrequently female first name. The given name Affan is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common masculine name, Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, India, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Affan is the last name as well as the forename.