Afebu Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Afebu (91) may also be a first name.

Afebu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afebu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Afebu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afebu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Afebu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afebu is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 91 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Afebu is most common in: Edo, where 37 percent are found, Delta, where 19 percent are found and Kaduna, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afeibu911/
Gafebu911/
Afeabu911/
Afiebou837/
Afewu80427/
Ofebu807/
Afabu803/
Efebu801/
Afibu801/
Ofoebu7314/
Afabuh731/
Afewou731/
Afobou731/
Ofeibu731/
Affabou6771/
Ofoejbu674/
Afaabou671/
Ofoeybu671/
Affaabou621/
Efobu604/
Afiwu601/
Ofobu601/

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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 Afebu
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