Afka Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Afka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Afka (118) may also be a first name.

Afka Last Name Facts

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

Afka (Hindi: अफ्का, Russian: Афка) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Afka are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Afka is also the 859,937th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 118 people.

It is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,476,587. In Iran Afka is most common in: Alborz Province, where 56 percent live, Fars Province, where 21 percent live and Tehran Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Iran it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafka89358/
Hafka8920/
Afkah895/
Afkha894/
Afkai892/
Afkoa892/
Afkay891/
Afkau891/
Gaffka80101/
Haefka8014/
Gafkay809/
Afckah801/
Afkhay801/
Haffka800/
Awka7559/
Efka7540/
Avka7520/
Afca755/
Afko755/
Afqa752/
Ofka752/
Afky751/
Afki751/
Gaffkay733/
Hafke671,064/
Hefka67308/
Havka67222/
Avkaş67166/
Gafke67155/
Hawka67138/
Afkhi6793/
Avkat6788/
Afkos6766/
Gafko6751/
Hofka6747/
Hafki6746/
Avkah6718/
Efkah6716/
Hafko6713/
Afkho6711/
Efkay678/
Abkay676/
Afqad676/
Gavka676/
Hafca675/
Aywka673/
Afkou672/
Awkaa672/
Afqah672/
Gofka672/
Affke671/
Afhko671/
Aafki671/
Afqat671/
Afqaz671/
Afkih671/
Ayfky671/
Gafca671/
Gafké671/
Afcoa671/
Gafky670/
Aubka670/
Hafky670/

Afka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afka in the Hindi language
अफ्काaphka-
Afka in the Russian language
Афкаafka-

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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 Afka
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