Afajam Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Afajam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Afajam (18) may also be a first name.
Afajam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afajam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afajam (Hindi: अफजम, Marathi: अफजम) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afajam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afajam is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Afajam are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 18 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afajam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afajam in the Hindi language | ||
| अफजम | aphajama | 50 |
| अफजाम | aphajama | 37.5 |
| आफजाम | aphajama | 12.5 |
| Afajam in the Marathi language | ||
| अफजम | aphajama | 50 |
| अफजाम | aphajama | 50 |
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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 Afajam
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