Afisa Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Afisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 236 | 1:165,421 | 14,196 |
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Afisa (10,299) may also be a first name.
Afisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afisa (Hindi: अफीसा, Russian: Афиса) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 642,991st most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Afisa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 60,073rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 10,299 people.
The surname Afisa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 165,421. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 63 percent are found, Arua District, where 16 percent are found and Adjumani District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda Afisa exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afisa in the Hindi language | ||
| अफीसा | aphisa | 62.5 |
| आफिसा | aphisa | 23.21 |
| अफिसा | aphisa | 7.14 |
| आफीसा | aphisa | 3.57 |
| ाफीसा | aphisa | 1.79 |
| अफ़ीसा | afisa | 1.79 |
| Afisa in the Russian language | ||
| Афиса | afisa | - |
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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 Afisa
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