Afaji Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Afaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Afaji (36) may also be a first name.
Afaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afaji (Hindi: अफाजी, Marathi: अफाजी) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Afaji are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.
Afaji is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 75 percent reside and Ogun, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afaji in the Hindi language | ||
| अफाजी | aphaji | - |
| Afaji in the Marathi language | ||
| अफाजी | aphaji | 60 |
| राफाजी | raphaji | 20 |
| आफजी | aphaji | 20 |
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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 Afaji
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