Afawa Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Afawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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
Afawa is found most in Benin. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname 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 in the world, held by 133 people.
It is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin Afawa is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 87 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 10 percent reside and Zou Department, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Benin Afawa exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affawa | 91 | 50 | / |
| Afawah | 91 | 23 | / |
| Afawua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hafawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afawuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafaway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afawi | 80 | 198 | / |
| Afewa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Afawo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Afaba | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ofawa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Afowa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Efawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaffaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hafhaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaawuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affaba | 73 | 97 | / |
| Afayua | 73 | 87 | / |
| Aifawy | 73 | 15 | / |
| Afoewa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atfawy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aifowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hafawi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afawid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afavat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afaeva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afeawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afgawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afasva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afavaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayfawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afawui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haifawi | 67 | 249 | / |
| Affayba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hafavat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afeuwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afavath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haphawa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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