Afirica Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Afirica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afirica Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Afirica (18) may also be a first name.

Afirica Last Name Facts

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

Afirica is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afirica? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afirica reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Afirica is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Afirica is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Buikwe District, where 33 percent live, Buvuma District, where 33 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent live. Barring Uganda Afirica exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afirika867/
Aferica861/
Afirija861/
Afferica8016/
Afiriki7131/
Afurika717/
Eferica711/
Afiresa711/
Afiruka711/
Hoferica67199/
Hofferica6359/
Uifeirika633/
Afuruka5793/
Eferika573/
Afurukah531/
Hoferitza5039/
Offeritza5011/
Ofioritse503/
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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 Afirica
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