Afesa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Afesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Afesa (5,407) may also be a first name.

Afesa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afesa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Afesa (Hindi: अफॅसा) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afesa is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Afesa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afesa is also the 91,523rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 5,407 people.

The last name Afesa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Afesa is most prevalent in: Benue, where 65 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afessa9127/
Afesha914/
Afeesa914/
Hafesa912/
Afhesa911/
Afesat911/
Afesaa911/
Afesah911/
Afeissa83511/
Hafeesa8310/
Hafessa837/
Hafesia831/
Affeisa831/
Affessa831/
Hafesah831/
Afeisha830/
Afisa80472/
Afasa80310/
Afeso80289/
Afese8041/
Efesa8023/
Ofesa8022/
Afosa8013/
Afeja808/
Afeza807/
Afiescha7713/
Hafeesaa7710/
Affeissa774/
Eafesaph771/
Hafeesat771/
Afesseah771/
Afetse731,265/
Hafeza731,100/
Afasha73597/
Hafeja73486/
Afosah73424/
Afisha73408/
Afosaa73278/
Afetsi73278/
Afissa73216/
Afisah73154/
Afaisa73146/
Hafisa73104/
Afeseh7363/
Afeese7346/
Hafasa7337/
Hafosa7328/
Aferza7325/
Afisat7324/
Afisia7319/
Afehsi7318/
Afeeza7313/
Afeshi7312/
Afeeja7311/
Afesse739/
Hafesi739/
Efeisa738/
Gafisa737/
Afasea736/
Afassa735/
Afasah734/
Asfesi733/
Afessi733/
Affesi733/
Afeshe733/
Ofeisa733/
Ofeasa732/
Aafasa731/
Afasaa731/
Afaysa731/
Afisaj731/
Apfasa731/
Affasa731/
Afeesy731/
Afesco731/
Afosha731/
Afeser731/
Afesoh731/
Afezaz731/
Affosa731/
Efesah731/
Gofesa731/
Affisa731/
Hafeeza671,504/
Hafasha671,201/
Affessi67779/
Hafassa67322/
Afishat67217/
Hafisah67214/
Hafesji67187/
Afejjay67170/
Hafezai6762/
Hafezia6750/
Hafisat6742/
Hafasah6730/
Hafeeja6727/
Affessy6727/
Haffese6720/
Hafisha6716/
Hafytsa6716/
Affissa6715/
Hafieza6713/
Hafessi6713/
Aifeshi6713/
Afashah6711/
Aifeseh679/
Afishah677/
Hafesje674/
Hafissa673/
Hafaisa672/
Affieza672/
Oufessa671/
Aefasha671/
Afaasha671/
Hefessa671/
Haffesi671/
Aafasha671/
Aafisha671/
Afassai671/
Afassay671/
Afeiser671/
Afessou671/
Afeussi671/
Affassa671/
Affesse671/
Afaissa671/
Efiessa671/
Asfeshe671/
Offessa671/
Afeatse671/
Afeezat671/
Afejosh671/
Ayfassa671/
Gafessi671/
Aifegea671/
Afesehe671/
Afiezai671/
Afesheh671/
Affisha671/
Hafezha671/
Haffeza671/
Aphesia670/

Afesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afesa in the Hindi language
अफॅसाaphesa-

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