Afania Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Afania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Afania (12) may also be a first name.
Afania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afania is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afania? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Afania live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afania is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanja | 83 | 67 | / |
| Afanio | 83 | 65 | / |
| Afenia | 83 | 25 | / |
| Afanya | 83 | 24 | / |
| Efania | 83 | 18 | / |
| Afonia | 83 | 15 | / |
| Afagna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ofania | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hasfaniah | 80 | 29 | / |
| Affanio | 77 | 55 | / |
| Aphania | 77 | 6 | / |
| Afangna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Afanyaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gofania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofaania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aufenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphaniah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Afagniho | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ofa'ania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afanyo | 67 | 179 | / |
| Efanja | 67 | 24 | / |
| Efanio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Efonia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Efenia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofanya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afangniuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afanjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afamja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afasnaaya | 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 Afania
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis