Afili Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Afili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Afili (21) may also be a first name.

Afili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afili occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afili? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Afili occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Afili are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afili is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 21 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 62 percent live, Plateau, where 18 percent live and Cross River, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafili91268/
Afilia91106/
Affili9127/
Gafili9112/
Afaili915/
Afiloi911/
Afilai911/
Apfili911/
Affaili836/
Hafilia834/
Gaffili831/
Hafijli831/
Hafisli831/
Afilipp831/
Hafilij831/
Haefili830/
Ofili8011,464/
Afeli801,235/
Efili80989/
Afila80521/
Afuli8038/
Afile8023/
Afily802/
Hafila73558/
Affeli73414/
Hafeli73285/
Ofilia7376/
Affila7372/
Offili7359/
Affile7349/
Afelis7349/
Afiler7344/
Gafeli7313/
Afelia7312/
Hafile739/
Efilai738/
Afajli736/
Gafile735/
Ofieli735/
Afiley734/
Afiele734/
Ofuili734/
Efaili734/
Ofilio734/
Afaily733/
Ofilis733/
Afaila733/
Afiela732/
Aufila732/
Ofilie732/
Afeile732/
Ofilih732/
Aufile731/
Afeliy731/
Afelie731/
Afulih731/
Hafily731/
Efilie731/
Afileh731/
Ajfeli731/
Afulie731/
Afuila731/
Awfeli731/
Aafila731/
Affilé731/
Aitfilish711/
Haefeli671,230/
Haufila67222/
Aphaili6722/
Affaily6711/
Haifeli677/
Affelia676/
Hafeali675/
Goufili674/
Affiler673/
Haffeli672/
Ozfiliz672/
Gaafeli671/
Affilay671/
Ofeilia671/
Ofielia671/
Efeilih671/
Ephaili671/
Aifheli671/
Haffila671/
Aphilia671/
Aufiloa671/
D'Afile671/
Heafeli670/
Haefile670/

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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 Afili
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