Afizu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Afizu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Afizu (430) may also be a first name.
Afizu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afizu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afizu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afizu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Afizu reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afizu is also the 413,955th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 430 people.
Afizu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 65 percent reside, Arua District, where 34 percent reside and Koboko District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafizu | 91 | 12,847 | / |
| Afizou | 91 | 110 | / |
| Hafizou | 83 | 738 | / |
| Affizou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Afeizou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hafizzu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ahafizu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hafizau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafiziu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahfizou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haffizu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaizou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafaizu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafizud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afisu | 80 | 916 | / |
| Afezu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Afiju | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ofizu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haffizou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aahafizu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafisu | 73 | 527 | / |
| Hafezu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Afisus | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hafiju | 73 | 24 | / |
| Afeezu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aafisu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hafuzu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afisou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afezou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afesiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afisiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afissou | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hafeezu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hafisou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hafizoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haphizu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affisou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affezou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafuzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafisuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeïzou | 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 Afizu
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