Afiru Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Afiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Afiru Last Name Facts

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

Afiru (Hindi: अफीरू, Marathi: आफीरू) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afiru is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Afiru are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Afiru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 60 percent live, Maracha District, where 20 percent live and Wakiso District, where 10 percent live. Not including Uganda Afiru exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afirus9133/
Affiru9114/
Gafiru912/
Afiruz911/
Ahfiruz8323/
Asfhiru832/
Hafairu832/
Hafirou831/
Afirouz831/
Afirgau831/
Affirui831/
Afuru80149/
Efiru80130/
Aferu8064/
Aferus7319/
Ofoiru7313/
Oifiru738/
Offiru734/
Gaferu732/
Ofieru731/
Hafuru731/
Afuuru731/
Apfuru731/
Afergu731/
Affairoux7128/
Aphirup677/
Aphirut672/
Afherouz6227/
Aphairut623/
Ofuru601,405/
Efuru60109/
Oferu6090/
Eferu6056/
Affayroux5740/
Oferus55168/
Oifuru5511/
Ofoyru554/
Offuru553/
Ofureu551/
Ofuruu551/
Ophioru5016/
Ophiruz501/

Afiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afiru in the Hindi language
अफीरूaphiru-
Afiru in the Marathi language
आफीरूaphiru-

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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 Afiru
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