Afase Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Afase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Afase (16) may also be a first name.
Afase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afase Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afase (Marathi: ाफासे) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afase? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Afase are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afase is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name on earth, held by 16 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 56 percent live, Kwara, where 33 percent live and Cross River, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afase in the Marathi language | ||
| ाफासे | aphase | - |
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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 Afase
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