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
Afayi (Hindi: अफायी) occurs most in Benin. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Afayi are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 215,325. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Mono Department, where 98 percent live and Collines Department, where 2 percent live. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.
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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