Affan suna ne a nahiyar Asiya, duk da yanzu al'ummar Hausawa na sa ma yaran su sunan, amma dai sunan zai iya nufin: Affan Abdul Sattar Edhi Khan Jaan 69, Sasta Aashiq Affan bn Abi al-'As, dangin annabin musulunci Muhammad Affan Waheed, jarumin fina-finan Pakistan Affan Yousuf (an haife shi a shekara ta 1994), ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙwallon Indiya a gaba Aban bin Uthman bin Affan (ya rasu 723), masanin tarihin Musulunci Uthman bn Affan (576-656), sahabi ne ga annabin Islama Muhammadu.