Afabe Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Afabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Afabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afabe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afabe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afabe is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Afabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Afabe are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Afabe is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 66 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Afabe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafabe | 91 | 15 | / |
| Hafabe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afabet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affabe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afabie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afabes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afabei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gafaube | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afebe | 80 | 50 | / |
| Afaba | 80 | 19 | / |
| Afabi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Afobe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Efabe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afaby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affaba | 73 | 97 | / |
| Affabi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gafobe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Afanpe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afaved | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afoube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hefabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efeabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afobea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afajbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afhaby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afasue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafoube | 67 | 147 | / |
| Affayba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Efa'abe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aphabee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aufauve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoebie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goufabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Faber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifobhe | 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 Afabe
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