Afaria Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Afaria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397

Afaria (13) may also be a first name.

Afaria Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afaria Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Afaria (Oriya: ଅଫରିଆ) occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afaria? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Afaria live; 56 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Andean South America. Afaria is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Peru, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,973,015. In Peru it is primarily found in: Moquegua Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Peru this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafaria9237/
Afariad9212/
Afariat929/
Asfaria925/
Afarias924/
Hafaria922/
Affaria921/
Apfaria921/
Afarija921/
Afariha921/
Hatfaria8618/
Hasfaria864/
Aitfaria861/
Aferia832/
Afarea831/
Ofaria831/
Afareha7737/
Eifaria7728/
Afaryad775/
Afarjat771/
O'Farias713/
Aphariah713/
Afarihou711/
Eferia673/
Oforia673/
Hatpharia673/
Eforia673/
Aforio671/
Oferia671/
Ofario671/

Afaria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afaria in the Oriya language
ଅଫରିଆaphari'a-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Afaria
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis