Afaye Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Afaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afaye (45) may also be a first name.
Afaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afaye is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afaye is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Afaye reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Afaye is also the 1,504,468th most numerous forename globally, held by 45 people.
Afaye is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Niger Afaye is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 13 percent live.
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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 Afaye
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