Aforji Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Aforji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 254 | 1:697,412 | 32,206 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Aforji (143) may also be a first name.
Aforji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aforji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aforji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aforji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 998,609th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Aforji live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 772,378th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 143 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 74 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Benue, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aforiji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oforji | 83 | 1,123 | / |
| Afarji | 83 | 9 | / |
| Aforgi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aforsi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Aforje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aforie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offorji | 77 | 65 | / |
| Afariji | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oforjie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oforiji | 77 | 5 | / |
| Afforgi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aforiei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afordje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aiforgie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afarjitt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oforie | 67 | 28 | / |
| Oforgi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aforza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Afarie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aforze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aferie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afargi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aforge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aforce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oforje | 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 Aforji
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