Afiari Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afiari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
England121:4,643,172139,951
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afiari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afiari is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afiari.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Afiari is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Afiari reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Afiari is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Afiari is mostly found in: Lagos, where 77 percent are found, Osun, where 9 percent are found and Delta, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afiarie921/
Efiari8391/
Afjari8357/
Afiare8316/
Afiara834/
Afyari831/
Afijara773/
Afijeare714/
Ofiara671,198/
Afyare67445/
Afeare67128/
Ofiare6765/
Afjara674/
Efyari672/
Ofiori671/
Aphiare6254/
Eafeare6237/
Offiara626/
Aphiara621/
Odfiare621/
Afojeare5720/
O'fearrai531/
Afeore509/
Afyora507/

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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 Afiari
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