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 last name Afisa (Hindi: अफीसा, Russian: Афиса) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 642,991st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Afisa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 60,073rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 10,299 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 165,421. In Uganda Afisa is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 63 percent live, Arua District, where 16 percent live and Adjumani District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
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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