Afokole Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Afokole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afokole Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Afokole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afokole occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afokole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 966,131st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afokole are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Beside The DR Congo Afokole is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afokol921/
Afokoli86116/
Afekole863/
Afoukal71959/
Afakale7152/
Afakule719/
Afokala715/
Afokhal711/
Afekele711/
Afukola711/
Afokeli711/
Afekhele671/
Afakal621/
Efekele57177/
Ofakale574/
Afakula574/
Afekali571/
Afoucal571/
Afakulla531/
Afakaali531/
Afakulaha501/
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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 Afokole
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