Afilu Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Afilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Afilu (10) may also be a first name.
Afilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afilu (Hindi: अफिलू) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Afilu.
How Common Is The Last Name Afilu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Afilu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afilu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Afilu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afiliu | 91 | 72 | / |
| Hafilu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Afilus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aufilu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afilou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gafilou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haufilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afulu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Afelu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ofilu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofielu | 73 | 166 | / |
| Hafulu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Afulau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ofiliu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afeelu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Affulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofilus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafeelu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aphuilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofulu | 60 | 129 | / |
| Efulu | 60 | 55 | / |
| Ofelu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Efelu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Afeloe | 55 | 20 | / |
| Ofelus | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ofeliu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ofuleu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ofullu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oifulu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hefeleu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Offelus | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ophilus | 50 | 1 | / |
| Afeeloo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aphullu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aphajlu | 50 | 1 | / |
Afilu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afilu in the Hindi language | ||
| अफिलू | aphilu | 50 |
| अफीलु | aphilu | 50 |
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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 Afilu
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