Afaia Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afaia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afaia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Afaia (9) may also be a first name.

Afaia Last Name Facts

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

Afaia is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afaia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afaia is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Afaia reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afaia is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 9 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Afaia is mostly found in: Pará, where 67 percent are found and Amazonas, where 33 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afaiaz9112/
Hafaia911/
Afaiha911/
Aefaia911/
Afai89122/
Afaa8999/
Affaiah831/
Afaja80398/
Afaya80206/
Afayi8069/
Afa'a8060/
Hafai8055/
Aafaa8053/
Gafai8047/
Aifai8032/
Atfai8028/
Aufai8022/
Asfai8020/
Affaa8019/
Afaie8015/
Aifaa8013/
Afaij8010/
Affai808/
Afaid807/
Hafaa806/
Afaiz806/
Afaji806/
Awfaa804/
Afoia803/
Ofaia802/
Afyia802/
Ahfai802/
Aafai801/
Afaaj801/
Aufaa801/
Afgai801/
Afait801/
Afaai801/
Afais801/
Afa7524,455/
Afi758,666/
Haifai73522/
Afaaya73197/
Affaya73176/
Haffai73106/
Gafaie7390/
Hafaiz7359/
Aefaie7340/
Hafaie7329/
Afoiah7326/
Affayi7322/
Asfaya7320/
Haifaa7315/
Hafaja739/
Hafaya739/
Affaid738/
Afayat737/
Aufait736/
Hafaid735/
Ajfayi735/
Hafaij734/
Afajah734/
Hafaji734/
Ahfaid734/
Aaffaa734/
Aafaja733/
Aifaij733/
Aefaih733/
Aefaio732/
Afayas732/
Affaih732/
Affa'a732/
Hayfaa732/
Aafaya731/
Afaihi731/
Afhaja731/
Gafaih731/
Hefaia731/
Afoyaa731/
Aifayi731/
Gafaya731/
Gafaai731/
Afayaz731/
Afayit731/
Affoia731/
Af'aya731/
Afaiyo731/
Aefaii731/
Atfaie731/
Asfaid731/
Apfaja731/
Avahia731/
Awfi678,399/
Affi676,664/
Hafi676,276/
Asfi673,834/
Aifa672,974/
Aufi671,928/
Aufa671,730/
Affa671,703/
Aafi671,637/
Hafa671,439/
Atfi671,329/
Afid671,028/
Afis67928/
Afit67686/
Afay67654/
Efai67453/
Afoa67376/
Afii67309/
Afiz67266/
Azfi67217/
Afip67207/
Ofaa67189/
Hafaied67176/
Afij67174/
Afaj67149/
Ofai67145/
Gafi67133/
Afio67121/
Afoi67101/
Aïfa6797/
Afea6781/
Afau6768/
Afui6762/
Ayfa6749/
Afie6744/
Aïfi6728/
Afei6722/
Ahaviya6722/
Awfa6721/
Ahfi6721/
Adfi6719/
Afih6719/
Aafa6717/
Afae6716/
Affaich6714/
Gafaieh6710/
Afiy679/
Afha678/
Hafaidh677/
Eafi676/
Hafajah676/
Affiiah675/
Eafa675/
Ajfa674/
Ashfaie674/
Ahffaie674/
Afajaha673/
Apfa673/
Ahaffai672/
Haffaiz671/
Afahaye671/
Afhi671/
Apfi671/
Aphaiah671/
Avfa671/
Ayfi671/
Heffaia671/
Hafaieh671/
Afayowa671/
Auffais671/
Asfahei671/
Aîfi671/
Ahfaith671/
Hafayad671/
Afayaya671/
Asfayaz671/

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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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  • 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 Afaia
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