Afiki Surname

301,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Afiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9671:17,7032,784
Zimbabwe2601:59,3788,995
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Afiki (626) may also be a first name.

Afiki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afiki (Hindi: अफीकी) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiki? popularity and diffusion

Afiki is the 301,477th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,783,767 people. Afiki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afiki live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Afiki is also the 333,003rd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 626 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Outside of Malawi Afiki exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afieki91102/
Hafiki9121/
Gafiki9118/
Aficki918/
Afikie911/
Afikai911/
Afikhih8339/
Afiekei831/
Afiskai831/
Afizkij831/
Afika80542/
Afike80449/
Afiqi80209/
Efiki8013/
Ofiki804/
Afiky802/
Afeki802/
Afuki801/
Afeaki73672/
Hafika7330/
Afikha7312/
Affika7310/
Gofiki735/
Efaiki733/
Afuike733/
Effiki732/
Afoika731/
Efikie731/
Aafika731/
Afaika731/
Afiqui731/
Afioke731/
Hafiqi731/
Afiqie731/
Afikeh731/
Aficke731/
Afichi731/
Afeika731/
Afeikhe6722/
Achfike679/
Hafijka676/
Ofiecki671/
Hafaika671/
Affioke671/
Afaikeh671/
Afeikaa671/
Afiqiey671/
Hafichi671/
Gafikee670/

Afiki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afiki in the Hindi language
अफीकीaphiki-

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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 Afiki
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