Afiavi Surname

114,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Afiavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Afiavi (14,034) may also be a first name.

Afiavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afiavi occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afiavi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiavi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 114,408th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,803,402 people. The surname Afiavi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afiavi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Afiavi is also the 48,540th most widespread given name on earth, held by 14,034 people.

The surname Afiavi is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 24,241. Aside from Ethiopia Afiavi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affiavi926/
Afijabi7757/
Hafijabi7112/
Afijabhi713/
Afiaba6723/
Efiovi671/
Hafijabai671/
Affiaba621/
Asfjaved571/
Afioowei571/
Afijabee571/
Hafijaba571/
Haphijabi5310/
Haphijhabi503/
Ofiawa503/
Afeawi501/
Ofiawe501/
Haphijabai501/

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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 Afiavi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis