Cognomen عفان (Affan 
, Afan , عفان 
) , in all the world, is a common last name. The last name عفان is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Suriname, where it is quite a rare surname, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Egypt. Likewise, عفان is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Afan, Affan | Bangladesh, Philippines, Pakistan, India, Indonesia |
| عفان | Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Syria |
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أبان بن عثمان بن عفان Muslim historian, SA (b. 641) |
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| عبد الله بن عثمان بن عفان Abdullah ibn uthman was son of hazrat uthman and hazrat Ruqayyah. His paternal grandfather was affan and maternal grandparents were prophet Muhammad ibn abdullah and khadija bint khuwailad, SA (b. 620) |
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