Afoke Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afoke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afoke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6141:288,50616,217
England171:3,277,533109,658
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Afoke (1,648) may also be a first name.

Afoke Last Name Facts

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

Afoke is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afoke.

How Common Is The Last Name Afoke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afoke is the 502,491st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. Afoke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Afoke reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,831st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,648 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 614 people, or 1 in 288,506. In Nigeria Afoke is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Delta, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Afoke Last Name Statistics demography

Afoke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afokhe918/
Afokey911/
Afokeu911/
Ahfoke911/
Afok8936/
Ofoke8011,011/
Afeke801,403/
Efoke80311/
Afoka80132/
Afuke8064/
Afake8019/
Hafok8011/
Afouk805/
Afoki805/
Asfok804/
Gafok802/
Afook801/
Afoce801/
Afock801/
Afoik801/
Hafoka73709/
Afakey73420/
Ofoeke7351/
Ofuoke7322/
Opfoke7322/
Ahfook7319/
Aufeke7315/
Offoke7313/
Afouki7310/
Afoche738/
Ahfock738/
Oofoke737/
Afaker735/
Ofokeh734/
Afouka734/
Ofokhe734/
Afogue733/
Afecke733/
Afokai733/
Afuike733/
Ofhoke732/
Affock732/
Hafeke732/
Gaifok731/
Afoick731/
Affook731/
Hafock731/
Afooki731/
Afoika731/
Afauke731/
Afekeh731/
Afekey731/
Affoce731/
Afak674,877/
Afokhai67123/
Affoque6761/
Affouka6738/
Afokova6727/
Haifeke6711/
Affogue6711/
Afahake677/
Affokoi675/
Atfouki674/
Afog674/
Ofok673/
Affoche673/
Afoc672/
Ofokihe672/
Afougue672/
Afox672/
Offouke671/
Haffoka671/
Haffeke671/
Hafaker671/
Afohkai671/
Afouche671/

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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 Afoke
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