Afewe Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Afewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 80 | 1:129,195 | 13,967 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Afewe (16) may also be a first name.
Afewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afewe occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afewe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,931,261st most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afewe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
Afewe is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 129,195. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 69 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 10 percent are found and Zou Department, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affewe | 91 | 450 | / |
| Afeweh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Afoewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hafewez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afebe | 80 | 50 | / |
| Afewa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Afowe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Afeve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Affewoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afeeva | 73 | 76 | / |
| Ofiewe | 73 | 55 | / |
| Aufeve | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afeveh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afeawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufeuve | 67 | 14 | / |
| Auffeve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Affeoue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hafeeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afesueh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hofewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afehoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofew | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afewe
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