Afanaka Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Afanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afanaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Afanaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afanaka occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Afanaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Afanaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afanaka live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afanaika935/
Affanakka881/
Afanasko8046/
Afonaska801/
Afonaki715/
Ofonaka714/
Ofanoka711/
Afanoke711/
Ofeanako6789/
Afonasko671/
Afeanoko671/
Afenoko5713/
Afeneko571/
Ofonaike532/
Afounouke501/
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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 Afanaka
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