Afiyo Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Afiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Afiyo (39) may also be a first name.

Afiyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Afiyo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afiyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afiyo is the 2,106,139th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Afiyo live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afiyo is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 39 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 55 percent are found, Rivers, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Afayo802,179/
Afiya801,123/
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Afoyo8091/
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Afiyah734,670/
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Afiayh7317/
Affiya7315/
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Ofaiyo738/
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Afoy67123/
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Afie6744/
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Afaiyaj6734/
Afei6722/
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Afuy675/
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Afoî671/
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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 Afiyo
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