Family name افغانی (Afghani 
, افغانی 
) , globally, is quite a common last name. The family name افغانی is characteristic of Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia. Very seldom, افغانی is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Afghani | United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| افغانی | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran |
| عبدالحکیم افغانی Afghan faqih, AF (b. 1835) |
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علیمحمد افغانی writer, IR (b. 1925) |
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| شمس الحق افغانی Pakistani islamic scholar, PK (b. 1901) |
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جمیله افغانی feminist and women's rights activist in Afghanistan, AF (b. 1976) |
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| عبد الستار افغانی Pakistani politician (1930-2006), PK (b. 1930) |
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| اکبر نیکزاد افغانی Afghan singer, AF (b. 1966) |
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