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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Afiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Afiwa reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 65,707th most widely held forename globally, held by 8,998 people.
The surname Afiwa is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 33 percent live, Maryland, where 33 percent live and Virginia, where 33 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.
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
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