Afam Surname
Approximately 3,694 people bear this surname
Afam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,531 | 1:50,168 | 3,840 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Afam (4,437) may also be a first name.
Afam Demographics
Average Afam Salary in
United States
$24,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Afam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afam (Hindi: आफाम, Russian: Афам) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Afam.
How Common Is The Last Name Afam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afam is the 123,568th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,972,806 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Afam live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afam is also the 103,450th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,437 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,531 people, or 1 in 50,168. In Nigeria Afam is most frequent in: Delta, where 21 percent are found, Anambra, where 18 percent are found and Imo, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Afam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Afam last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Afam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.93% less than the national average, earning $24,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afham | 89 | 590 | / |
| Affam | 89 | 399 | / |
| Afame | 89 | 38 | / |
| Hafam | 89 | 12 | / |
| Asfam | 89 | 6 | / |
| Afaam | 89 | 5 | / |
| Adfam | 89 | 5 | / |
| Aafam | 89 | 3 | / |
| Afamg | 89 | 3 | / |
| Aufam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afaim | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afaum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afaham | 80 | 25 | / |
| Afhaam | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ashfam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Asfaam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afasim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaffam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaifam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afaime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afhame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haffam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aifham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asfham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afan | 75 | 9,370 | / |
| Efam | 75 | 396 | / |
| Afom | 75 | 242 | / |
| Ofam | 75 | 47 | / |
| Haufame | 73 | 8 | / |
| Atfaham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafasim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haufham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afane | 67 | 11,600 | / |
| Affan | 67 | 9,227 | / |
| Aifan | 67 | 7,704 | / |
| Afgan | 67 | 2,866 | / |
| Afang | 67 | 947 | / |
| Asfan | 67 | 799 | / |
| Hafan | 67 | 306 | / |
| Afand | 67 | 249 | / |
| Afome | 67 | 223 | / |
| Gafan | 67 | 143 | / |
| Effam | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ayfan | 67 | 71 | / |
| Atfan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Aafan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Afhan | 67 | 45 | / |
| Aïfan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Afoum | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ahfan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Afaan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ofame | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aufan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ajfan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Athfatim | 67 | 21 | / |
| Apfan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Afoom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aîfan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Azfan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Efham | 67 | 8 | / |
| Apham | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afanc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Affom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awfan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afahamme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afanh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afaun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gofam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eafan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adfom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offam | 67 | 1 | / |
Afam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afam in the Hindi language | ||
| आफाम | aphama | - |
| Afam in the Russian language | ||
| Афам | afam | - |
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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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- 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 Afam
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