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 surname Afonji is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Afonji.
How Common Is The Last Name Afonji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afonji live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 40 percent live.
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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