Afami Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Afami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Afami (48) may also be a first name.

Afami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afami occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afami is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Afami reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 48 people.

The surname Afami is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 55 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 32 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afhami91796/
Afamai9138/
Aufami9114/
Asfami915/
Afaimi912/
Hafami911/
Afaami911/
Afamis911/
Afamyi911/
Affami911/
Afaemi911/
Afahmi911/
Gaifami8325/
Afahami834/
Aifahmi831/
Adfamoi831/
Afeamai831/
Afemi80123/
Afama80121/
Afame8038/
Afamj803/
Efami801/
Afomi801/
Asfahami7725/
Affaimie771/
Affama73262/
Aphami7321/
Afemui7320/
Afaeme7313/
Afemai7310/
Aifomi737/
Aifama736/
Aefemi734/
Afoumi734/
Efhami732/
Afemii731/
Aifemi731/
Afemie731/
Afhame731/
Afaime731/
Afomai731/
Afamey731/
Hafame731/
Ayfama731/
Gafame731/
Afahame6788/
Affomai6735/
Aphamis6727/
Haufame678/
Afahmeh674/
Afhameh674/
Hafhemi672/
Afomieh671/

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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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  • 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 Afami
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