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
Afiu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Afiu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Afiu is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Afiu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.
The last name Afiu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Afiu is most numerous in: Oyo, where 48 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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