Afena Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Afena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Afeña (1) are calculated separately.
Afena (1,721) may also be a first name.
Afena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afena (Arabic: آفيوني, Oriya: ଆେଫନା, Russian: Афена) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Afeña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,263,456th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Afena live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,053rd most common first name on earth It is held by 1,721 people.
The surname Afena is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afena in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଫନା | aephana | - |
| Afena in the Russian language | ||
| Афена | afena | - |
| Afena in the Arabic language | ||
| آفيوني | afywny | - |
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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 Afena
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