Africana Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Africana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Africana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Africana (132) may also be a first name.

Africana Last Name Facts

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

Africana has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Africana? popularity and diffusion

Africana is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Africana occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Africana are found; 19 percent are found in South America and 14 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 807,735th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 132 people.

Africana is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,962,345. In Colombia it is most common in: Atlántico Department, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Colombia this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 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
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  • 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 Africana
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