Afawa Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Afawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin311:333,40726,304
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Afawa (133) may also be a first name.

Afawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afawa is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afawa is the 2,635,433rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Afawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Afawa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afawa is also the 804,402nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 133 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin Afawa is most common in: Atlantique Department, where 87 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 10 percent reside and Zou Department, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Benin it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affawa9150/
Afawah9123/
Afawua911/
Hafawa911/
Afawuah831/
Gafaway831/
Afawi80198/
Afewa8042/
Afawo8022/
Afaba8019/
Ofawa8016/
Afowa804/
Efawa801/
Gaffaway772/
Hafhaway771/
Afaawuah771/
Affaba7397/
Afayua7387/
Aifawy7315/
Afoewa735/
Atfawy734/
Aifowa734/
Hafawi733/
Afawid733/
Afavat733/
Afaeva732/
Afeawi731/
Gafawo731/
Afgawi731/
Afasva731/
Afavaj731/
Ayfawi731/
Afowah731/
Afaiwo731/
Afouwa731/
Afawui731/
Affawe731/
Afabha731/
Affowa731/
Aufewa731/
Haifawi67249/
Affayba676/
Hafavat673/
Afeuwah671/
Afavath671/
Afaabou671/
Haphawa671/

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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 Afawa
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