Afrika Surname

37,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Afrika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afrika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,6631:5,607705
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Indonesia8021:164,89916,028
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Afrika (2,311) may also be a first name.

Afrika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afrika (Arabic: افريكا, Hindi: अफ्रीका, Russian: Африка) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Afrika.

How Common Is The Last Name Afrika? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,847th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 523,794 people. The last name Afrika occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Afrika reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Afrika is also the 154,937th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 2,311 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,663 people, or 1 in 5,607. In South Africa Afrika is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 51 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Afrika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Afrika last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Afrika earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.5% less than the national average, earning R 127,140 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afrikah9239/
Afrikha9226/
Afrieka922/
Gafrika922/
Afrikca921/
Affriska8674/
Afrikach864/
Afrikhah863/
Africa8314,304/
Afriko83453/
Efrika83119/
Afriki8396/
Afruka8339/
Ofrika8321/
Afryka832/
Afreka831/
Afrike831/
Affrica7740/
Afrisca7735/
Afrikou779/
Afrioko778/
Africau777/
Afreica772/
Afriqua772/
Africca771/
Africas771/
Afrikid771/
D'Africa7124/
Affrikoi716/
Afrojkha712/
Afrikech711/
Africo67139/
Efriko6778/
Africe6718/
Afriqi679/
Efrica676/
Afreke674/
Afruca671/
Ofriko671/
Afreko671/
Afreca671/
África671/
Efruka671/
Ofreka671/

Afrika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afrika in the Hindi language
अफ्रीकाaphrika69.23
अफ्रिकाaphrika26.92
अफ्रीेकाaphrieka3.85
Afrika in the Russian language
Африкаafrika-
Afrika in the Arabic language
افريكاafryka-

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