Afrikanus Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Afrikanus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afrikanus (11) may also be a first name.
Afrikanus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afrikanus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afrikanus occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afrikanus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afrikanus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afrikanus is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Afrikanus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Afrikanus live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide, held by 11 people.
The last name Afrikanus is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Afrikanus is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afirikanus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Afrikanous | 95 | 1 | / |
| Africanus | 89 | 603 | / |
| Afrikenus | 89 | 4 | / |
| Afrikaans | 89 | 2 | / |
| Afrikanos | 89 | 2 | / |
| Africanous | 84 | 14 | / |
| Africanius | 84 | 4 | / |
| Africans | 82 | 8 | / |
| Africaneous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aforkansi | 78 | 10 | / |
| Africanos | 78 | 10 | / |
| Africanas | 78 | 3 | / |
| Afrikenos | 78 | 1 | / |
| Awforkansi | 74 | 15 | / |
| Afforkansi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Afrecanous | 74 | 1 | / |
| Africanoss | 74 | 1 | / |
| Africanz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oforkansi | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Afari-Aikins | 67 | 284 | / |
| Oforkanis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afrika Eunice | 64 | 1 | / |
| Offorkansi | 63 | 320 | / |
| Averkins | 59 | 4 | / |
| Aferknis | 59 | 4 | / |
| Oforcansi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Oforkancy | 56 | 1 | / |
| Offorkancy | 53 | 3 | / |
| Oforakansi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Afrikanus
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