Afema Surname
Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname
Afema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,227 | 1:31,817 | 4,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Afema (19) may also be a first name.
Afema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afema occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afema.
How Common Is The Last Name Afema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afema is the 304,881st most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. Afema occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afema live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 19 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,227 people, or 1 in 31,817. In Uganda Afema is most frequent in: Arua District, where 55 percent are found, Maracha District, where 27 percent are found and Kampala District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afemai | 91 | 10 | / |
| Aifema | 91 | 6 | / |
| Afesma | 91 | 3 | / |
| Afeema | 91 | 2 | / |
| Affema | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afemah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afemad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afeamai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afemaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afoma | 80 | 211 | / |
| Afemi | 80 | 123 | / |
| Afama | 80 | 121 | / |
| Afeme | 80 | 98 | / |
| Ofema | 80 | 95 | / |
| Efema | 80 | 82 | / |
| Afima | 80 | 13 | / |
| Afemo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Affama | 73 | 262 | / |
| Afamah | 73 | 138 | / |
| Afiemo | 73 | 100 | / |
| Afamai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Afioma | 73 | 36 | / |
| Afisma | 73 | 24 | / |
| Afemui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hafeme | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aifama | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aufemo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Afimah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Effema | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afeumo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Efemai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofemea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hefema | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hofema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayfama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efemea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aifemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afemii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afhima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afimea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adfemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afeymo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eufema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afemie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afomaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afomma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afemeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afamau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afimaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asfima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofemad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afemoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affomai | 67 | 35 | / |
| Affamah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aufamau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afiomah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afiemoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hafitma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afemihe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafhemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafimas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affomaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affomaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afhimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aufeumo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afema
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