Afaru Surname
Approximately 735 people bear this surname
Afaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 692 | 1:255,987 | 14,754 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Afaru (531) may also be a first name.
Afaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afaru (Hindi: आफारू, Marathi: अफरु) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaru? popularity and diffusion
Afaru is the 459,598th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,915,028 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afaru are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 366,022nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 531 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 255,987. In Nigeria Afaru is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 52 percent reside, Sokoto, where 22 percent reside and Yobe, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafaru | 91 | 6,530 | / |
| Afaruz | 91 | 38 | / |
| Afaruj | 91 | 28 | / |
| Aafaru | 91 | 23 | / |
| Afarou | 91 | 16 | / |
| Hafaru | 91 | 9 | / |
| Asfaru | 91 | 4 | / |
| Afaaru | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afgaru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afarud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affaru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afaruu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gafarou | 83 | 298 | / |
| Gaffaru | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gaafaru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hafairu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Affarou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Asfaaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafaaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafarru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaifaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafaruj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafauru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aferu | 80 | 64 | / |
| Aforu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofaru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gaffarou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Aforgu | 73 | 90 | / |
| Șofaru | 73 | 30 | / |
| Aforou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Afaroe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affayroux | 71 | 40 | / |
| Affairoux | 71 | 28 | / |
| Afourou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gapharu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gafooru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apharud | 67 | 1 | / |
Afaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afaru in the Marathi language | ||
| अफरु | apharu | - |
| Afaru in the Hindi language | ||
| आफारू | apharu | 66.67 |
| अफारू | apharu | 33.33 |
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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 Afaru
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