Afinya Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Afinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Afinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afinya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afinya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Afinya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afinya are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Afinya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Afinya is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 97 percent are found, Cross River, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Afinya is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affinya | 92 | 9 | / |
| Afainya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afenya | 83 | 507 | / |
| Afinia | 83 | 16 | / |
| Afinja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ofinya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afinyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afigna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aphinya | 77 | 213 | / |
| Asfinia | 77 | 19 | / |
| Offinya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hafinja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Affigna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afainyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Offainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afenyo | 67 | 3,770 | / |
| Ofinyo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Afenia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Afenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afinho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afimhia | 62 | 11 | / |
| Asfinio | 62 | 9 | / |
| Gofenya | 62 | 5 | / |
| Afojnja | 62 | 3 | / |
| Affigno | 62 | 2 | / |
| Aufenia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afenyoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aphinyo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Atphinyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houfenya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ofiña | 55 | 12 | / |
| Afeña | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hatphinyo | 53 | 165 | / |
| Ofinio | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Afinya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis