Afajam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Afajam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afajam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

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) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afajam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Afajam 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. Barring Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afajan8360/
Afayam8352/
Afaijan774/
Afaum731/
Afaim731/
Afakhame7121/
Afadjane711/
Afacan677,448/
Afasan67294/
Afijan6758/
Afajun6744/
Afazan676/
Afojan673/
Afujan673/
Afayan673/
Afocam672/
Afaian671/
Afiyam671/
Afaime671/
Afajon671/
Ofajan670/
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Afajam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afajam in the Hindi language
अफजमaphajama50
अफजामaphajama37.5
आफजामaphajama12.5
Afajam in the Marathi language
अफजमaphajama50
अफजामaphajama50

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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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