Family name Afghani (Afghani 
, افغاني 
, افغانی 
) , in all the world, is quite a common last name. The surname Afghani is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname, Afghanistan, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Afghani is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Afghani | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia |
| افغاني | Palestinian Territory, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| افغانی | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia |
| אפגאני | Israel |
Al-Afghani, and آفغانی
| abul wafa al afghani Hanafi scholar (1893-1975), IN (b. 1893) |
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| sajjad afghani Mujahid, PK (b. 1950) |
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| muhammad rahim al afghani Guantanamo Bay detainee, US |
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| mohammed al afghani CIA detainee |
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| reza afghani researcher |
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| obaidah mohammad afghani Ph.D. Dalhousie University 1998 |
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| zainon ismail c.n afghani Malaysian activist, MY |
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| hicham el afghani |
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