Afaka Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Afaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Afaka (188) may also be a first name.

Afaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afaka (Hindi: आफाका) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Afaka live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afaka is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 188 people.

The last name Afaka is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria Afaka is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 43 percent are found, Delta, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afakaa917/
Affaka915/
Aafaka913/
Aufaka912/
Afhaka911/
Afaska911/
Afaika911/
Afaakaa83125/
Afaskay833/
Afakhai832/
Afaikap832/
Afahaka831/
Afakaah831/
Hafaika831/
Afako80281/
Afaki80230/
Efaka80206/
Afoka80132/
Ofaka80119/
Afake8019/
Afeka808/
Afaqa802/
Afaky801/
Afaca801/
Gaffakha776/
Aifakkad771/
Hafoka73709/
Afeaki73672/
Afakey73420/
Affaki73274/
Afaiko73105/
Afekai7346/
Afakoy7334/
Ofakah7330/
Afokau7322/
Efeaka7317/
Afauko7313/
Afakuo7311/
Offaka739/
Avakah737/
Aifako737/
Afakou736/
Afakis735/
Afaker735/
Afakoi734/
Afouka734/
Hafaki734/
Aphaka733/
Afokai733/
Gafaki732/
Afaqat731/
Hofaka731/
Afeika731/
Afokah731/
Afaaky731/
Hefaka731/
Afoika731/
Afakot731/
Afhaki731/
Affaca731/
Afauke731/
Afaaqi731/
Oufaska67375/
Affakou6781/
Affouka6738/
Aphakat6720/
Afahake677/
Hafakot673/
Ashfaqa673/
Afehkai672/
Affaiko671/
Haffoka671/
Gafaaki671/
Afaskou671/
Afaikeh671/
Efaka'a671/
Afohkai671/
Hafekai671/
Afeikaa671/
Afeikah671/
Hafaker671/

Afaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afaka in the Hindi language
आफाकाaphaka66.67
अफाकाaphaka33.33

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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 Afaka
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