Afada Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Afada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Niger201:959,60121,357
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Afada (140) may also be a first name.

Afada Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afada Come From? nationality or country of origin

Afada (Hindi: आफदा, Oriya: ଆଫଦା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afada is the 1,573,888th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Afada live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afada is also the 781,395th most widespread forename globally, held by 140 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 62 percent are found, Kaduna, where 12 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found.

Afada Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (75%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afadat9135/
Afaada9110/
Asfada914/
Afadah914/
Afaday913/
Affada912/
Hafada911/
Gafada911/
Afadas911/
Afaadas83239/
Hafaida8317/
Asfadai835/
Afadass835/
Asfaday834/
Haifada832/
Hafasda831/
Afhaida831/
Afoda80775/
Efada80601/
Afadi80489/
Afade8089/
Afeda8064/
Afado8021/
Ofada8021/
Afady802/
Affauday771/
Hafaydah771/
Asdfasda771/
Afouda731,417/
Affade73227/
Affadi7394/
Afeeda7316/
Afadey7316/
Hafadi7314/
Gafade7313/
Afaide7312/
Efaday7312/
Affoda7311/
Effada738/
Afgadi737/
Afeade737/
Gofada737/
Hafeda734/
Afaidi734/
Hafade733/
Asfadi733/
Ahfadi733/
Afader731/
Awfeda731/
Efadah731/
Oufada731/
Ofadah731/
Ofeada731/
Gafadi731/
Afadii731/
Afadis731/
Afadoh731/
Afhadi731/
Efadai731/
Awfoda731/
Hafoda731/
Hafado731/
Efeada731/
Afaudi731/
Afedah731/
Afaadi731/
Afaddi731/
Afadee731/
Afahdi731/
Ahfady731/
Affouda672,145/
Hafouda67468/
Afeadie67278/
Ahfouda67255/
Haffadi67205/
Hafaidi6754/
Afadhoh6727/
Affader6724/
Afoudah6720/
Hafadoh6719/
Affodai6717/
Oufaida6711/
Affaidi6711/
Afadiss6710/
Afouday679/
Hefeada679/
Aifadis677/
Asfahdi676/
Gafadhi675/
Affodaî675/
Hafeeda674/
Ahfaduy674/
Affodaï673/
Affadje672/
Hafader672/
Hafadhy671/
Aifaadi671/
Affaide671/
Affeida671/
Afadish671/
Asfatdi671/
Efadahy671/
Affahdy671/

Afada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afada in the Oriya language
ଆଫଦାaphada-
Afada in the Hindi language
आफदाaphada75
अफदाaphada14.29
अफादाaphada7.14
आफादाaphada3.57

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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
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  • 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 Afada
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