Afanya Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Afanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Afanya (89) may also be a first name.
Afanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afanya (Marathi: आफण्या, Russian: Афаня) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Afanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Afanya is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Afanya reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 89 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Afanya is primarily found in: West Region, where 91 percent live and Northwest Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanyaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hafanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afainya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afonya | 83 | 311 | / |
| Afanyo | 83 | 179 | / |
| Afanja | 83 | 67 | / |
| Afania | 83 | 9 | / |
| Afagna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ofanya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Afasnaaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gofanya | 77 | 26 | / |
| Afonyaa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Afangna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aphanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afonyoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afainyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofanayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Offainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afanio | 67 | 65 | / |
| Hasfaniah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ofonya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Afonyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afanjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afamja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofania | 67 | 1 | / |
Afanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afanya in the Marathi language | ||
| आफण्या | aphanya | 80 |
| अफण्या | aphanya | 20 |
| Afanya in the Russian language | ||
| Афаня | afana | - |
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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
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- 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 Afanya
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