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Cognomen افندی (Afendi , Efendi , Afande ) , globally, is a common last name. The surname افندی is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Azerbaijan, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. Much less frequently, افندی is the forename as well as the last name.