Where Does The Last Name Afer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Afer (Russian: Афер) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Afer is the 195,234^th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,389,556 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Afer live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 262,830^th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 945 people.

The last name Afer is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,007 people, or 1 in 38,363. In Algeria it is most common in: Tissemsilt Province, where 68 percent are found, Jijel Province, where 27 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Algeria Afer exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Afer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Afer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Afer surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.