Afona Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Afona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Afona (78) may also be a first name.
Afona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afona (Arabic: يفعوني, Russian: Афона) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afona? popularity and diffusion
Afona is the 2,203,767th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Afona reside; 41 percent reside in Central Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 78 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo Afona exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afona in the Russian language | ||
| Афона | afona | - |
| Afona in the Arabic language | ||
| يفعوني | yfwny | - |
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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 Afona
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