Afewerki Surname

17,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Afewerki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afewerki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea31,0021:15351
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Afewerki (91) may also be a first name.

Afewerki Last Name Facts

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

Afewerki has its highest incidence in Eritrea. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afewerki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,708th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 233,426 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afewerki are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most prevalent forename globally, borne by 91 people.

Afewerki is most common in Eritrea, where it is borne by 31,002 people, or 1 in 153. Beside Eritrea it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Afewerki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Afewerki are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Afewerki earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning $36,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afeworki88168/
Afowerki886/
Afewerke884/
Afewerky881/
Afewerchi825/
Afeworke7551/
Afowerky7512/
Afeworky756/
Afoworki751/
Afaworki751/
Afiwerke751/
Afoworke632/
Afiworke631/

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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 Afewerki
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