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
Afer (Russian: Афер) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 195,234th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,389,556 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Afer live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. Afer is also the 262,830th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 945 people.
The surname Afer is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 38,363. In Algeria Afer is most numerous in: Tissemsilt Province, where 68 percent reside, Jijel Province, where 27 percent reside and Tiaret Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Algeria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.
Afer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Afer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afer
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