Africk Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Africk Surname Definition:

(from an acronym/abbreviation) or (from the name of a male ancestor) The word avrekh appears as a tribute to Joseph (Genesis 41:43). A rabbinic interpretation reads the word as an acronym for av behokhmah rakh beshanim, “old in wisdom and tender in years.

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Africk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Africk (18) may also be a first name.

Africk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an acronym/abbreviation) or (from the name of a male ancestor) The word avrekh appears as a tribute to Joseph (Genesis 41:43). A rabbinic interpretation reads the word as an acronym for av behokhmah rakh beshanim, “old in wisdom and tender in years.” Perhaps this name was assumed by a person called Joseph in reference to his Biblical namesake.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Africk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Africk occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Africk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Africk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Africk reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Africk is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 21 percent are found and Florida, where 15 percent are found. Beside The United States Africk exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Africk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Africk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Africk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Africk surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Africk earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.77% more than the national average, earning $66,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafrick9228/
Afric9183/
Afrik9146/
Afrikh83158/
Gafric8316/
Gafrik8311/
Africs837/
Afriek832/
Afrike831/
Efrick831/
Afriks831/
Gaffric7794/
Effrick7719/
Hefrick772/
Afriecq771/
Afrig73157/
Ofric7328/
Efrik7310/
Afrek731/
Afrix731/
Afrikova712/
O'Fricke711/
Heffrick710/
Afrigh67146/
Aphrik6714/
Hofrik675/
Afreke674/
Gofrik671/
Gafryk671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Africk
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