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
The surname Afania occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afania? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afania is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Afania occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Afania live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Afania is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Afania is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.
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