Afamah Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Afamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Afamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afamah is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Afamah.
How Common Is The Last Name Afamah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,511,557th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afamah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 49 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affamah | 92 | 18 | / |
| Afama | 91 | 121 | / |
| Affama | 83 | 262 | / |
| Afamai | 83 | 38 | / |
| Afamoh | 83 | 35 | / |
| Aifama | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afatma | 83 | 6 | / |
| Adfama | 83 | 5 | / |
| Asfama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afamga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afamad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayfama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofamah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efamah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afemah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afamau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aifamas | 77 | 24 | / |
| Aufamau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Afeamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afammad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaffama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afema | 73 | 1,242 | / |
| Afoma | 73 | 211 | / |
| Efama | 73 | 52 | / |
| Afamo | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ofama | 73 | 6 | / |
| Afhamast | 71 | 0 | / |
| Afouma | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ofomah | 67 | 135 | / |
| Efomah | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gofama | 67 | 11 | / |
| Afemai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afosma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aifema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avomah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afamou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afeema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afemoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adfamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afomai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afomma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afomaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afamah
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