Afena Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Afena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afeña931/
Afiena9117/
Afenga915/
Afenoa913/
Afenad913/
Asfena912/
Afeena911/
Afenat911/
Afenas911/
Affena911/
Afenaz911/
Afenai911/
Hafeena833/
Gafenha832/
Affenai832/
Gaffena831/
Affeena831/
Afenaya831/
Affiena831/
Afana806,189/
Afeni802,527/
Afina80876/
Efena80158/
Ofena80118/
Afeno8099/
Afene8085/
Afona8074/
Afeny8018/
Aufenast7736/
Ashfeena771/
Gaffenay770/
Afenyo733,770/
Hafeni731,323/
Afanah73316/
Afenyi73281/
Hefena73275/
Affana73269/
Gafina73233/
Afinah73151/
Affeni73142/
Afenge73141/
Asfina73111/
Afinas73110/
Hafyna7388/
Afiene7373/
Gafeni7347/
Hafana7342/
Affene7336/
Hafina7335/
Afiona7314/
Aphena739/
Afenou737/
Afanna736/
Aafina735/
Afonna735/
Ofenas735/
Afenih734/
Efiena734/
Affina734/
Aifana733/
Afeino732/
Afonha732/
Afanay732/
Gafene732/
Gafeny731/
Aafana731/
Afaana731/
Afeeny731/
Afoina731/
Aafeni731/
Afinga731/
Efeana731/
Afengi731/
Ofenau731/
Ahfeni731/
Afeneh731/
Affona731/
Aefeno731/
Afigna731/
Ofiena731/
Aifona731/
Afegne731/
Afeine731/
Afenis731/
Afohna731/
Afenoi731/
Afanai731/
Aifeno731/
Aifina731/
Azfina731/
Atfina731/
Affenyi67347/
Afenich67279/
Goffena67273/
Haifene67122/
Affenou67100/
Aufengo6766/
Gafeney6760/
Hafener6760/
Offenga6756/
Hafinat6754/
Afegnui6745/
Gaffeny6732/
Gafenho6728/
Efienah6721/
Affenit6720/
Hafanah6719/
Afingah6716/
Hafiene6711/
Afanaha679/
Afeunui678/
Ahafyna677/
Haifina676/
Gayfina674/
Hefeina674/
Hafinas673/
Hafanaj672/
Hafaina672/
Hafinah672/
Affigna672/
Effiena672/
Ofeanga672/
Affanai672/
Haffeny672/
Affenoi672/
Afenyoh671/
Affeneh671/
Ashfina671/
Hafeane671/
Ofeitna671/
Haafana671/
Oufeina671/
Oufenat671/
Adfinas671/
Afehnyi671/
Afeinyi671/
Afienoh671/
Avfener671/
Aphenga671/
Afinach671/
Afienyi671/
Afinaya671/
Affanay671/
Affinah671/
Aphoena671/
Hafisna671/
Gaffina670/

Afena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afena in the Oriya language
ଆେଫନାaephana-
Afena in the Russian language
Афенаafena-
Afena in the Arabic language
آفيونيafywny-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afena
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