Afem Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Afem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Afem (49) may also be a first name.
Afem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Afem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afem is the 2,237,939th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Afem is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Afem live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename globally, held by 49 people.
The surname Afem is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 48 percent live, Delta, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afeme | 89 | 98 | / |
| Gafem | 89 | 4 | / |
| Afiem | 89 | 2 | / |
| Aafem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Affem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaifem | 80 | 27 | / |
| Hafeme | 80 | 7 | / |
| Azfeem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afheem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hafeem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auffem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafhem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aifemm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaffem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ofem | 75 | 22,300 | / |
| Afen | 75 | 1,023 | / |
| Efem | 75 | 645 | / |
| Afim | 75 | 32 | / |
| Afym | 75 | 4 | / |
| Afjm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Afne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hafen | 67 | 2,325 | / |
| Offem | 67 | 763 | / |
| Afhim | 67 | 384 | / |
| Effem | 67 | 276 | / |
| Affen | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hofem | 67 | 121 | / |
| Afien | 67 | 56 | / |
| Affim | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hafim | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hafne | 67 | 37 | / |
| Afeen | 67 | 25 | / |
| Afuen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Afeng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gafen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Asfim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Afend | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ofeme | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aifen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afiom | 67 | 10 | / |
| Efiem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eafen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adfen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ofiem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aphem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afimq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afhjm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afenk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Atfen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Afem
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