Afayi Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Afayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Afayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afayi (Hindi: अफायी) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afayi is the 2,293,424th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Afayi reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Afayi is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 215,325. In Benin Afayi is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 98 percent are found and Collines Department, where 2 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afayi in the Hindi language | ||
| अफायी | aphayi | - |
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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 Afayi
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