Afanja Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Afanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Afanja (10) may also be a first name.
Afanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afanja occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Afanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afanja are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Afanja is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afandja | 92 | 274 | / |
| Afanjah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Affandja | 86 | 9 | / |
| Afonja | 83 | 3,206 | / |
| Afanji | 83 | 64 | / |
| Efanja | 83 | 24 | / |
| Afanya | 83 | 24 | / |
| Afanza | 83 | 23 | / |
| Afansa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Afania | 83 | 9 | / |
| Afagna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Afanjo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afanje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afamja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affanjaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afansha | 77 | 35 | / |
| Afanjeh | 77 | 29 | / |
| Afansah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Afangna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Affonja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afojnja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aafansa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afanyaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afandjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adfanza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofandja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afandjou | 71 | 55 | / |
| Afanshah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aphandja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aafansha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afange | 67 | 417 | / |
| Afanyo | 67 | 179 | / |
| Afanio | 67 | 65 | / |
| Efanjo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Afanso | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hasfaniah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ofanji | 67 | 27 | / |
| Efania | 67 | 18 | / |
| Afonje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Afanye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Afonji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afeanejie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ofanya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonjá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afasnaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atfanzhad | 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 Afanja
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