Afer Surname
Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname
Afer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,007 | 1:38,363 | 6,942 |
| Nigeria | 627 | 1:282,524 | 15,951 |
| Russia | 422 | 1:341,524 | 34,045 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Afer (945) may also be a first name.
Afer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afer (Russian: Афер) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Afer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afer is the 195,234th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,389,556 people. Afer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Afer are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 47 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 262,830th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 945 people.
Afer is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,007 people, or 1 in 38,363. In Algeria Afer is most frequent in: Tissemsilt Province, where 68 percent are found, Jijel Province, where 27 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Algeria Afer is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.
Afer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Afer has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Afer surname contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afer in the Russian language | ||
| Афер | afer | - |
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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