Afework Surname

7,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Afework Surname User-submission:

The Afework surname means 'someone's mouth is gold', which indicates, that they are a kind and optimistic people.

Afework Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia70,9921:1,374242
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Canada481:767,61660,775
Sweden391:252,48117,476
England341:1,638,76668,634
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Afework (38,555) may also be a first name.

Afework Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Afework surname means 'someone's mouth is gold', which indicates, that they are a kind and optimistic people.

- vuchelen

Afework Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afework is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afework? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,950th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 102,122 people. The surname Afework occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afework reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 22,923rd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 38,555 people.

The last name Afework is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 70,992 people, or 1 in 1,374. Excluding Ethiopia it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Afework Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afework last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afework earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning 211,725 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning $38,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afeworke9351/
Afeworks931/
Afewerk863,724/
Afowork8610/
Afewark864/
Ofework861/
Afiworke801/
Afowerk714/
Afeverk711/
Afiwerk711/

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