Afraid Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Afraid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Afraid (63) may also be a first name.
Afraid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afraid Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afraid is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afraid? popularity and diffusion
Afraid is the 3,665,662nd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Afraid live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 72 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Osun, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Afraid is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Liberia, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Afraid
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