Afebe Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560

Afebe Last Name Facts

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

Afebe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Afebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afebe live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon Afebe is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 58 percent are found and South Region, where 42 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afiebe9130/
Afoebie831/
Efebe80354/
Afewe8093/
Afabe8085/
Ofebe8024/
Afobe805/
Afibe804/
Afeve801/
Haffebee771/
Affewe73450/
Afeeva7376/
Efebeh7344/
Aufeve737/
Ofiebe735/
Ofoebe734/
Afeweh733/
Hafabe732/
Afobea731/
Affabe731/
Afeveh731/
Afebai731/
Efeabe731/
Ofebea731/
Efebei731/
Afabei731/
Hafeby731/
Aufeuve6714/
Auffeve677/
Affeoue675/
Hafeeva673/
Ofeibea672/
Afesueh672/
Afehoue671/
Hafewez671/
Afesbai671/

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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 Afebe
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