Aforke Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Aforke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
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
The last name Aforke occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aforke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aforke is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is predominantly found 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. Aforke is also the 427,982nd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 406 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Aforke is most frequent in: Delta, where 66 percent live, Ebonyi, where 22 percent live and Bayelsa, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afork | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aforka | 83 | 255 | / |
| Oforke | 83 | 21 | / |
| Aforki | 83 | 10 | / |
| Aforce | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oforkee | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gafoork | 77 | 9 | / |
| Offorke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ofork | 73 | 1 | / |
| Offorkee | 71 | 25 | / |
| Offorker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gafoorkk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oforka | 67 | 838 | / |
| Afarki | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aferki | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaforg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afurka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eferke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afarka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asforg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offorkihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aforgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afhorg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offorka | 62 | 308 | / |
| Oforche | 62 | 15 | / |
| Gafoorc | 62 | 6 | / |
| Afurkaa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Affarka | 62 | 1 | / |
| Asfarkc | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oforkaja | 57 | 99 | / |
| Oforkaia | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gaffoorc | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oforc | 55 | 1 | / |
| Offorkaja | 53 | 18 | / |
| Offorc | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ofarkk | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ofurka | 50 | 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 Aforke
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