Afala Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Afala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 95 | 1:202,021 | 6,807 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afala (418) may also be a first name.
Afala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afala (Arabic: أفلا, Hindi: अफला) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Afala live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa. Afala is also the 420,385th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 418 people.
This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 202,021. In Niger Afala is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 44 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 27 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afala in the Hindi language | ||
| अफला | aphala | 71.43 |
| अफाला | aphala | 28.57 |
| Afala in the Arabic language | ||
| أفلا | afla | - |
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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 Afala
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