Afeez Surname

55,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afeez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afeez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,0071:19,6671,805
India481:15,980,529256,885
England121:4,643,172139,951
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ãfeez (1) are calculated separately.

Afeez (64,289) may also be a first name.

Afeez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afeez occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ãfeez. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afeez? popularity and diffusion

Afeez is the 55,799th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 801,093 people. Afeez is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afeez reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,950th most widely held given name globally, borne by 64,289 people.

The last name Afeez is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9,007 people, or 1 in 19,667. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Osun, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Afeez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afeez
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