Afaba Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Afaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Afaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afaba is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Afaba are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Afaba is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affaba | 91 | 97 | / |
| Afabha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affayba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afabe | 80 | 85 | / |
| Afawa | 80 | 54 | / |
| Afoba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Afabi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Afabo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Efaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afaby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afouba | 73 | 747 | / |
| Afayua | 73 | 87 | / |
| Affawa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Afabou | 73 | 49 | / |
| Afawah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Affabi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gafabe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gafoba | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hafoba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afavat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Affabo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hafabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aphaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaboh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afebai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afebah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efaaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afawua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afobai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofabas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afhaby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaubo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afajbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afohba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afavaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afasva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affabou | 67 | 71 | / |
| Affouba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afeampa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafavat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafeabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afawuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efa'aba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afavath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafaway | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afaba
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