Afija Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Afija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Afija (1,334) may also be a first name.
Afija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afija (Hindi: अफीजा, Oriya: ଆଫିଜା) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Afija.
How Common Is The Last Name Afija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Afija live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 215,053rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,334 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 65 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afija in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଫିଜା | aphija | - |
| Afija in the Hindi language | ||
| अफीजा | aphija | 65.45 |
| आफिजा | aphija | 21.82 |
| अफिजा | aphija | 10.91 |
| आफीजा | aphija | 1.82 |
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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
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- 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 Afija
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