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Afra

Martin Thomas
By Martin Thomas Creative Content Writer
Updated: Aug 5, 2024 | 👁️ 19 Views | 🔊 16 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Olivia Musembi (Senior Content Writer)

Gender: Male

Origin: Arabic, Hebrew

Meaning: Afra is an Arabic name that means 'dust of the earth' or 'color of red earth'. It is a unisex name.

Pronunciation: AF-rah, /ˈæfrə/, AE F R AH

Popularity Rank: #11,444

On this page:

  • 1. Afra Meanings
  • 2. Afra Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Afra
  • 4. Translations of Afra
  • 5. Afra Name Popularity
  • 6. Afra popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Afra
  • 8. Afra Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Afra

Afra Meanings

  • Afra is an Arabic name that means 'dust of the earth' or 'color of red earth'. It is a unisex name.
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    martin on August 5, 2024
  • White
  • Colour of Earth
  • Young Deer
  • Dust
  • Praise
  • The Maple Tree
  • Dust-coloured
  • Young Doe
  • Whitish Red
  • Happiness
  • Dust colored
  • Origin - Arabic
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    martin on August 5, 2024
  • Origin - Hebrew

Derived from the Arabic word 'afrā' which means 'dust of the earth' or 'traditionally used for a female who is fair-skinned'. It can also mean 'color of red earth'.

The name Afra is of Arabic, Hebrew origin and means Afra is an Arabic name that means 'dust of the earth' or 'color of red earth'. It is a unisex name., White, Colour of Earth, Young Deer, Dust, Praise, The Maple Tree, Dust-coloured, Young Doe, Whitish Red, Happiness, Dust colored. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Afra is commonly found in Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and 75 more countries.

Afra Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: AF-rah

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈæfrə/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: AE F R AH

AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Afra

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Afra Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Afra is recorded 4,276 times globally, ranking it as the 11,444th most common name worldwide.

Afra is most prevalent in Sudan, with 850 occurrences, making it the 1,030th most popular name in the country.

In Netherlands, the name Afra is found among 1 in every 1448 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Afra Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
Sudan#1,0301 : 1,581
United Arab Emirates#1,2741 : 1,580
Turkey#2,6801 : 2,310
Bangladesh#1,4411 : 1,582
Saudi Arabia#8,6321 : 10,293
Netherlands#2,2361 : 1,448
Italy#6,6001 : 6,257
Oman#4,6091 : 5,732
Qatar#3,1281 : 4,895
United States of America#17,4901 : 18,845
Morocco#9,9621 : 13,329
Iran#2,9411 : 2,599
Syrian Arab Republic#8,0121 : 8,873
Tunisia#7,3031 : 10,588
Malaysia#16,9971 : 37,558
Kuwait#8,3101 : 15,098
Algeria#19,7371 : 38,013
United Kingdom#13,0001 : 15,663
Spain#11,5771 : 18,450
Germany#8,9141 : 11,459
Canada#9,2051 : 11,175
Nigeria#17,7241 : 42,951
China#2,1851 : 5,826
Yemen#10,8791 : 23,904
Libya#11,7651 : 26,256
Singapore#11,0411 : 24,564
India#18,0751 : 39,719
Iraq#33,9171 : 55,931
France#32,2341 : 62,094

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Afra popularity in U.S.

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Famous People with Name Afra

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Names similar to Afra

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