Afiwa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Afiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Afiwa (8,998) may also be a first name.
Afiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afiwa occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Afiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Afiwa live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afiwa is also the 65,707th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 8,998 people.
The last name Afiwa is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found, Maryland, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afiwoa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afiwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affiwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuwa | 80 | 764 | / |
| Afiva | 80 | 156 | / |
| Ofiwa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Afewa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Afiba | 80 | 29 | / |
| Aifuwa | 73 | 2,485 | / |
| Afuwai | 73 | 392 | / |
| Affiva | 73 | 81 | / |
| Afuwah | 73 | 80 | / |
| Hafiva | 73 | 67 | / |
| Afivah | 73 | 55 | / |
| Affiba | 73 | 41 | / |
| Afieva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aphiwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afuway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afibai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeuwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifuiva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afiwa
- 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