Afanana Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Afanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Afanana (6) may also be a first name.
Afanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afanana is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afanana.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Afanana occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Afanana reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Afanana is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 6 people.
Afanana is most numerous in Israel, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,557,634. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Jerusalem District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Israel Afanana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Afanana
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