Afima Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Togo

Afima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Afima (137) may also be a first name.

Afima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afima (Arabic: افيما, Hindi: अफीमा) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Afima are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 137 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia Afima is primarily found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afioma9136/
Afisma9124/
Afimah914/
Afimea911/
Afhima911/
Asfima911/
Afimaï911/
Hafima911/
Afiomah839/
Hafitma835/
Hafimas831/
Afhimai831/
Afema801,242/
Afuma80631/
Ofima80327/
Efima8029/
Afimo8013/
Afimi803/
Afiemo73100/
Afimie7366/
Aphima7339/
Afiome7312/
Afemai7310/
Aifema736/
Ofoima733/
Afesma733/
Aifuma732/
Afumaa732/
Effima732/
Afeema732/
Aifimi732/
Afaimi732/
Afumah732/
Hafimi732/
Afoime731/
Afemad731/
Ofioma731/
Affema731/
Afemah731/
Ofhima731/
Offima731/
Afaime731/
Ofimat731/
Eiffima6711/
Aphimat6710/
Afiemoh677/
Affiome677/
Afemaya671/
Gafimou671/
Afiomme671/
Ohfimai671/
Aifimeh671/
Afeamai671/
Aphimas671/

Afima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afima in the Hindi language
अफीमाaphima68.75
अफिमाaphima12.5
आफीमाaphima12.5
अफ़ीमाafima3.13
आफिमाaphima3.13
Afima in the Arabic language
افيماafyma-
افيميafymy-

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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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  • 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 Afima
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