Afiga Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Afiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 498 | 1:78,392 | 8,461 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Afiga (41) may also be a first name.
Afiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afiga is most common in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afiga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 608,234th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Afiga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afiga is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 41 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 78,392. In Uganda Afiga is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 92 percent are found, Moyo District, where 3 percent are found and Arua District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afioga | 91 | 11 | / |
| Afigah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hafiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afaiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afiegha | 83 | 22 | / |
| Hasfiga | 83 | 21 | / |
| Afigaia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuga | 80 | 279 | / |
| Afigo | 80 | 107 | / |
| Afigi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Afega | 80 | 9 | / |
| Efiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aefiegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afighi | 73 | 101 | / |
| Afigho | 73 | 44 | / |
| Afegha | 73 | 42 | / |
| Afigod | 73 | 22 | / |
| Afyoga | 73 | 20 | / |
| Oufiga | 73 | 13 | / |
| Offiga | 73 | 9 | / |
| Afigui | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ofigha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Afegah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ofeiga | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afuuga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afioge | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gafigi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affigi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafuga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afegay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aifegha | 67 | 71 | / |
| Afieghe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Afiogho | 67 | 27 | / |
| Affigui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gafiogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifegea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafigou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofiegha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afiga
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