Afayu Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Afayu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afayu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447

Afayu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afayu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Afayu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afayu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afayu is the 2,605,694th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Afayu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Afayu is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Afayu is mostly found in: Arua District, where 95 percent are found, Koboko District, where 2 percent are found and Maracha District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afay89654/
Afau8968/
Afayo802,179/
Afaya80206/
Asfay8081/
Afayi8069/
Gafau8063/
Aufay8029/
Afaye8016/
Asfau8011/
Afaju809/
Aafay803/
Hafau801/
Ahfay801/
Afays801/
Affau801/
Affay801/
Afeyu801/
Adfay801/
Hafay801/
Aifay801/
Afhay801/
Aefau801/
Asfaux73549/
Afaaya73197/
Affaya73176/
Gafayo7349/
Affayi7322/
Asfaya7320/
Afayee7313/
Hafaya739/
Gafaju738/
Afayat737/
Achfay736/
Ajfayi735/
Ashfau735/
Gaffau732/
Haifau732/
Gafaye732/
Auffay732/
Afayas732/
Ayfaut731/
Afayit731/
Afayaz731/
Aadfay731/
Asfaye731/
Afayed731/
Atfaye731/
Gafaya731/
Aifayi731/
Afajud731/
Afaiyo731/
Af'aya731/
Aafaya731/
Affayo731/
Gaffay731/
Afahey731/
Afaust731/
Haffay730/
Afey672,791/
Hafayed67677/
Afou67539/
Afoa67376/
Afaj67149/
Afoy67123/
Afai67122/
Afaa6799/
Asfayee6796/
Afea6781/
Afui6762/
Efau6752/
Ofay6748/
Afue6740/
Afae6716/
Afuy675/
Afuj675/
Ahfayed674/
Afeu673/
Afye673/
Ofau672/
Ashfaue671/
Afahaye671/
Aifayez671/
Haufayt671/
Gafayee671/
Afayowa671/
Efay671/
Hafayad671/
Afayaya671/
Asfayaz671/
Hathfay671/

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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
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  • 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 Afayu
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