Afesa Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Afesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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
The surname Afesa (Hindi: अफॅसा) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Afesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Afesa is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Afesa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 91,523rd most widespread first name on earth, held by 5,407 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 65 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afesa in the Hindi language | ||
| अफॅसा | aphesa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Afesa
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