Afire Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Afire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afire (432) may also be a first name.
Afire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afire is found most in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Afire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Afire live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afire is also the 412,918th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 432 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 55 percent are found, Kampala District, where 36 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Afire
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