Afellay Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Afellay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afellay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Afellay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afellay (Russian: Афеллай) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afellay? popularity and diffusion

Afellay is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Afellay live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Afellay is mostly found in: Niger, where 53 percent live, Borno, where 41 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afella92412/
Afllay921/
Afellah86646/
Afellad86208/
Afellat8619/
Asfella867/
Afellia866/
Affelly862/
Afelley861/
Aflay8379/
Aflla839/
Aitfella803/
Affellah802/
Hafaelly801/
Gapfella801/
Ofella77155/
Afilla7711/
Afelli7710/
Afflay773/
Aflayi771/
Haflay771/
Afllha771/
Haflla771/
Aflahy771/
Gaflay770/
Aitfellah751/
Haefelley750/
Afla73188/
Afly7383/
Oufella711,157/
Afiolla71154/
Afillah7194/
Affelli716/
Haifela715/
Aaitfellah711/
Avellah711/
Heafely710/
Aflah672,869/
Aflaz67259/
Hafla67142/
Aflad6789/
Aflia6771/
Aflya6751/
Gafla6726/
Afley6723/
Oflay6722/
Afellous6715/
Aflas6712/
Affly6711/
Aflat6711/
Affla6710/
Aflaj679/
Ouffella675/
Hafillah674/
Haefelli672/
Hafly672/
Aflai672/
Awfly671/
Adfly671/
Eflay671/
Oufellah671/

Afellay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afellay in the Russian language
Афеллайafellaj-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Afellay
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