Afonji Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Afonji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Afonji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afonji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afonji occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afonji? popularity and diffusion
Afonji is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afonji are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Afonji is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Afonji is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afonja | 83 | 3,206 | / |
| Afanji | 83 | 64 | / |
| Afonsi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Afonje | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afonie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afongi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afonjá | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofonji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuonzi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Afonsis | 77 | 7 | / |
| Affonsi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Afojnja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Affonja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afandji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hafonzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofondji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afondje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofonjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afonschi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Afonujha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afoenyih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Efenji | 67 | 529 | / |
| Afonge | 67 | 206 | / |
| Afangi | 67 | 101 | / |
| Afanja | 67 | 67 | / |
| Afonse | 67 | 41 | / |
| Afunja | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ofanji | 67 | 27 | / |
| Afonsa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Afonye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Afanzi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ofonie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afansi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afunje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afonze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofongi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfondji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofonzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efonje | 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 Afonji
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