Afiamah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afiamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Afiamah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afiamah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiamah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afiamah is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Afiamah are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Afiamah is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent are found, Cross River, where 17 percent are found and Ondo, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affiamah932/
Afiama92141/
Affiama8615/
Afiomah869/
Afiamoa861/
Afojiama803/
Afioma7736/
Ofiama773/
Afeamai711/
Afajoma711/
Afojeama673/
Ofojiama671/
Ofiamo621/
Ofioma621/
Efeomah5775/
Ofiomoh578/
Afayomo573/
Ofeomah572/
Effioma572/
Ofojeama5314/
Afijuomo538/
Ofojioma533/
Haphijaummad531/
Affiommey5013/
Haphijamo501/

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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 Afiamah
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