Aforke Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aforke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aforke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Aforke (406) may also be a first name.

Aforke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aforke Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aforke occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Aforke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aforke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aforke is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Aforke are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 427,982nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 406 people.

Aforke is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 66 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 22 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Aforke is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afork911/
Aforka83255/
Oforke8321/
Aforki8310/
Aforce831/
Oforkee779/
Gafoork779/
Offorke773/
Ofork731/
Offorkee7125/
Offorker712/
Gafoorkk711/
Oforka67838/
Afarki6710/
Aferki679/
Gaforg677/
Afurka674/
Eferke672/
Afarka672/
Asforg671/
Offorkihe671/
Aforgh671/
Asfark671/
Afhorg671/
Offorka62308/
Oforche6215/
Gafoorc626/
Afurkaa624/
Affarka621/
Asfarkc621/
Oforkaja5799/
Oforkaia573/
Gaffoorc571/
Oforc551/
Offorkaja5318/
Offorc502/
Ofarkk501/
Ofurka501/

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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 Aforke
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