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 may also appear as:. For other possible 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 family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,389,556 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Afer reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 262,830th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 945 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 1,007 people, or 1 in 38,363. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tissemsilt Province, where 68 percent live, Jijel Province, where 27 percent live and Tiaret Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.
Afer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Afer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Afer last name decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 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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