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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afanja is the 2,333,370th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afanja live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 10 people.
The last name Afanja is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Afanja is most frequent in: Oyo, where 57 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
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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