Afoya Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Afoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afoya (24) may also be a first name.

Afoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afoya occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Afoya are found; 49 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 49 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 91,615. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 98 percent are found, National Capital District, where 1 percent are found and West Sepik, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Afoya exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affoya91252/
Afouya9117/
Afoyaa911/
Afioya911/
Afoa89376/
Afoy89123/
Afiya801,123/
Afaya80206/
Efoya80168/
Afuya80150/
Afoyo8091/
Afoja8048/
Afoye8032/
Ofoya8013/
Afoia803/
Afeya803/
Afyia802/
Affoy802/
Gafoy801/
Afuoa801/
Affoa801/
Afohy801/
Asfoy801/
Afiyah734,670/
Asfiya73382/
Afaaya73197/
Affaya73176/
Afiyat73110/
Ofouya7360/
Hafiya7328/
Afoiah7326/
Aafiya7324/
Asfaya7320/
Affiya7315/
Afouye7315/
Gafiya7313/
Hafaya739/
Afioye738/
Afayat737/
Afiyas733/
Affoye733/
Afayas732/
Atfiya732/
Hafuya732/
Afioah732/
Aafaya731/
Aufiya731/
Hafeya731/
Ofoyah731/
Gafaya731/
Afyyaz731/
Afouyi731/
Afoyet731/
Afoyoo731/
Aifiya731/
Ajfiya731/
Afayaz731/
Affoia731/
Af'aya731/
Afhiya731/
Asfeya731/
Affoyo731/
Afgoye731/
Afey672,791/
Afay67654/
Afou67539/
Affiyah67176/
Hafiyah67174/
Afaj67149/
Afai67122/
Afoe67108/
Afoi67101/
Afaa6799/
Ashfiya6796/
Efoy6790/
Afea6781/
Afau6768/
Ofoy6757/
Aufiyah6747/
Afoj6744/
Ofoa6727/
Affouye6721/
Afae6716/
Apfiyah6711/
Afuy675/
Adfooyi674/
Afgooye674/
Afye673/
Hafiyat672/
Gajfiya671/
Hafeeya671/
Aasfiya671/
Gafhiya671/
Aifeyha671/
Uanafoa671/
Afoî671/
Afayowa671/
Hafayad671/
Afayaya671/
Aafiyah671/
Aafiyat671/
Asfayaz671/

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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 Afoya
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