Afiu Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Afiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Afiu (31) may also be a first name.
Afiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afiu is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Afiu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Afiu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Afiu is primarily found in: Oyo, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Ogun, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafiu | 89 | 36 | / |
| Gafiu | 89 | 35 | / |
| Afiju | 89 | 18 | / |
| Aufiu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Afeiu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Aefiu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Eafiu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Afiou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Afiuz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Asfiu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hafiju | 80 | 24 | / |
| Afiaou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Afaiyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafiuz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashfiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ofiu | 75 | 15 | / |
| Efiu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Afju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Affiaou | 73 | 73 | / |
| Afiahou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afuju | 67 | 32 | / |
| Afyus | 67 | 28 | / |
| Afoju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afeju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Offiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afjhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafijult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofius | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Afiu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis