Afeira Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Afeira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Afeira (32) may also be a first name.
Afeira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afeira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afeira is most common in Benin. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afeira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afeira live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afeira is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 32 people.
Afeira is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 382,800. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Afeira
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