Afia Forename
8,903rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 115,869 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Ghana
Afia Forename User-submission:
A Ghanaian (Akan language) name, meaning 'girl born on a Friday'.
Afia Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 100% | 77,166 | 1:2,066 | 274 |
| Ghana | 100% | 13,878 | 1:1,945 | 332 |
| India | 100% | 4,491 | 1:270,514 | 25,927 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 4,320 | 1:44,990 | 2,674 |
| Benin | 100% | 2,469 | 1:4,283 | 764 |
| Chad | 100% | 2,410 | 1:5,642 | 870 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 1,780 | 1:41,476 | 2,846 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,390 | 1:185,585 | 18,259 |
| England | 95% | 1,216 | 1:45,726 | 2,232 |
| Burkina Faso | 99% | 860 | 1:21,371 | 1,903 |
| Algeria | 100% | 838 | 1:45,557 | 1,693 |
| Nigeria | 52% | 610 | 1:291,089 | 10,979 |
| Cameroon | 62% | 511 | 1:42,291 | 2,908 |
| Togo | - | 494 | 1:14,654 | 1,924 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 466 | 1:66,121 | 7,124 |
| Uganda | 99% | 437 | 1:93,723 | 4,386 |
| Morocco | 100% | 409 | 1:83,982 | 2,937 |
| United States | 100% | 394 | 1:920,145 | 19,816 |
| Egypt | - | 239 | 1:384,523 | 11,247 |
| Malawi | 100% | 148 | 1:115,624 | 6,115 |
| Brazil | 100% | 147 | 1:1,457,389 | 33,965 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 140 | 1:164,828 | 8,664 |
| Canada | - | 134 | 1:247,264 | 8,613 |
| Afghanistan | 96% | 93 | 1:350,790 | 6,924 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 92 | 1:77,739 | 6,483 |
| Qatar | 100% | 87 | 1:27,237 | 3,729 |
| South Africa | 97% | 63 | 1:865,598 | 34,690 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 45 | 1:30,254 | 3,196 |
| Zimbabwe | 53% | 43 | 1:358,693 | 18,128 |
| Zambia | - | 43 | 1:368,716 | 9,762 |
| Malaysia | 71% | 42 | 1:724,999 | 28,233 |
| Senegal | 91% | 39 | 1:373,881 | 5,617 |
| Israel | 100% | 33 | 1:254,634 | 6,983 |
| Thailand | 100% | 30 | 1:2,335,527 | 60,765 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 26 | 1:2,030,320 | 22,015 |
| Wales | 94% | 24 | 1:128,930 | 2,823 |
| Spain | 100% | 24 | 1:1,938,749 | 11,480 |
| France | 100% | 15 | 1:4,431,356 | 18,897 |
| Belgium | 100% | 15 | 1:766,003 | 10,349 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Germany | 95% | 15 | 1:6,445,192 | 24,261 |
| Scotland | 100% | 11 | 1:486,397 | 6,140 |
| Kenya | 100% | 11 | 1:4,209,737 | 24,377 |
| Russia | 100% | 10 | 1:14,423,370 | 48,053 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Niger | 89% | 9 | 1:2,131,555 | 25,465 |
| Argentina | 100% | 9 | 1:4,752,583 | 12,276 |
| Mexico | 100% | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Norway | 100% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Philippines | 100% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Congo | 100% | 6 | 1:834,868 | 13,992 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 6 | 1:96,826 | 5,869 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Ireland | - | 5 | 1:928,704 | 6,907 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4 | 1:4,225,521 | 28,563 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Italy | 67% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Grenada | 100% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Maldives | 100% | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Liberia | 50% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
The alternate forms: Áfia (2) are calculated separately.
Afia (19,695) may also be a surname.
Afia Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Ghanaian (Akan language) name, meaning 'girl born on a Friday'.
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