Afor Surname
Approximately 4,069 people bear this surname
Afor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,009 | 1:88,175 | 6,154 |
| Cameroon | 1,976 | 1:10,511 | 1,399 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Afor (2,715) may also be a first name.
Afor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afor (Arabic: افور, Russian: Афор) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 113,674th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,790,992 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Afor reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afor is also the 140,467th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,715 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,009 people, or 1 in 88,175. In Nigeria Afor is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 29 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 49 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afor in the Russian language | ||
| Афор | afor | - |
| Afor in the Arabic language | ||
| افور | afwr | - |
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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
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- 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 Afor
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