Afoye Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Afoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Afoye (11) may also be a first name.
Afoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afoye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afoye are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 44 percent reside, Delta, where 41 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Afoye occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Afoye
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