Afakirya Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afakirya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afakirya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Afakirya (70) may also be a first name.

Afakirya Last Name Facts

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

Afakirya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afakirya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Afakirya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Afakirya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 70 people.

Afakirya is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 74 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afakiriya9412/
Afakriya882/
Afakir86648/
Afakra86161/
Afkira862/
Afakire80204/
Afakkir80188/
Afakhir805/
Afakyra804/
Afikira804/
Affakir802/
Efakira801/
Afkir778,169/
Afkry772/
A Fakhry759/
Afkariya752/
Afakhiri751/
Afakar711,397/
Afekir7129/
Efakir7120/
Ofakir7118/
Afukir7113/
Afkary7113/
Afkiri7112/
Afkariyah7110/
Avakir717/
Afaker715/
Ifakir712/
Afkire712/
Affkir712/
Ufakir712/
Afaqir711/
Afakariyu711/
Afcair711/
Afgara711/
Afqara711/
Afqira711/
Afakoru671,889/
Afakhri67443/
Oufakir67308/
Afaquir67273/
Avakire67107/
Afakare6781/
Afakhar6714/
Ofakkir677/
Afakere677/
Afaghir676/
Afakuru675/
Afakoro674/
Aphakra674/
Avakiri672/
Avakara672/
Afkr672/
Affoua Kra672/
Afucara672/
Aficara671/
Ifakara671/
Afikiri671/
Afakori671/
Afakaru671/
Afakarh671/
Afokara671/
Afegara671/
Uufkira671/
Avekira671/
Avakiar671/
Avakera671/
Aphakir671/
Afagara671/
Evaeyakira671/
Afkhara671/

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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 Afakirya
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