Afama Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Afama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Benin221:469,80032,108
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Afama (41) may also be a first name.

Afama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afama (Arabic: عفاما) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Afama live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afama is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name Afama is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 58 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affama91262/
Afamah91138/
Afamai9138/
Afatma916/
Aifama916/
Adfama915/
Afamga914/
Asfama914/
Ayfama911/
Afamau911/
Afamad911/
Aifamas8324/
Affamah8318/
Aufamau8310/
Gaffama831/
Afammad831/
Afeamai831/
Afema801,242/
Afoma80211/
Afami8063/
Efama8052/
Afame8038/
Afamo8019/
Ofama806/
Afamj803/
Afhamast770/
Afhami73796/
Afouma73167/
Afamoh7335/
Aufami7314/
Gofama7311/
Afemai7310/
Aifema736/
Afosma736/
Asfami735/
Afamou733/
Afaimi732/
Afeema732/
Adfamo731/
Hafami731/
Afahmi731/
Affami731/
Afamyi731/
Gafame731/
Hafame731/
Oufama731/
Afamey731/
Afaami731/
Afamis731/
Ofamah731/
Afuoma731/
Afhame731/
Afaime731/
Afomaa731/
Efamah731/
Afomai731/
Hofama731/
Offama731/
Afemah731/
Affema731/
Affoma731/
Effama731/
Afomma731/
Afahame6788/
Adfamou6766/
Affomai6735/
Gaifami6725/
Apfouma6716/
Haufame678/
Afahami674/
Afahmeh674/
Afhameh674/
Affouma672/
Aifahmi671/
Hafotma671/
Goufama671/
Hafouma671/
Adfamoi671/
Affomaî671/
Affomaï671/

Afama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afama in the Arabic language
عفاماfama-

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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 Afama
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