In the entire world, Afran (Afran 
, أفران) is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly forename. The forename Afran is characteristic of Bangladesh, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom girly name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. Much less frequently, Afran is the last name as well as the forename.