Afayo Surname
Approximately 2,179 people bear this surname
Afayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,127 | 1:18,354 | 2,775 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Afayo (39) may also be a first name.
Afayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afayo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Afayo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 193,101st most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,344,445 people. The surname Afayo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Afayo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afayo is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 39 people.
The last name Afayo is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,127 people, or 1 in 18,354. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 67 percent live, Maracha District, where 10 percent live and Buikwe District, where 4 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafayo | 91 | 49 | / |
| Afaiyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affayo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afay | 89 | 654 | / |
| Afayowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaya | 80 | 206 | / |
| Afoyo | 80 | 91 | / |
| Asfay | 80 | 81 | / |
| Afiyo | 80 | 80 | / |
| Afeyo | 80 | 75 | / |
| Afayi | 80 | 69 | / |
| Afayu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Aufay | 80 | 29 | / |
| Afaye | 80 | 16 | / |
| Afuyo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ofayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Afajo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aafay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ahfay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afhay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adfay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aifay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afaaya | 73 | 197 | / |
| Affaya | 73 | 176 | / |
| Affayi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Asfaya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Afiyos | 73 | 15 | / |
| Afayee | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hafaya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofaiyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gafeyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Afayat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Achfay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ajfayi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aphayo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Afayas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aefaio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Auffay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gafaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afahey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aadfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asfaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afayed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atfaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Af'aya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afayit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afayaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afoyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aifayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aafaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haffay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afey | 67 | 2,791 | / |
| Hafayed | 67 | 677 | / |
| Afou | 67 | 539 | / |
| Afoa | 67 | 376 | / |
| Afaj | 67 | 149 | / |
| Afoy | 67 | 123 | / |
| Afai | 67 | 122 | / |
| Afoe | 67 | 108 | / |
| Afoi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Afaa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Asfayee | 67 | 96 | / |
| Afea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Afau | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ofay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Afoj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Afae | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahfayed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afahaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifayez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafayad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haufayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafeeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hathfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfayaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afayaya | 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 Afayo
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