Afuba Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afuba Surname User-submission:

The surname Afuba means 'who knows'. It originated from the Weh village, North West Region, Cameroon.

Afuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889

Afuba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Afuba means 'who knows'. It originated from the Weh village, North West Region, Cameroon.

- pweora19

Afuba Last Name Facts

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

Afuba is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afuba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afuba is the 1,795,579th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Afuba live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Afuba is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Afuba is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 54 percent are found, Enugu, where 29 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 46 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gafuba912/
Ayfuba911/
Gaifuba8335/
Affouba837/
Afoubai831/
Gafouba831/
Afuwa80764/
Afube80165/
Efuba8093/
Afiba8029/
Afubo8022/
Afoba8014/
Ofuba803/
Afubi802/
Gafoubea771/
Afoutbai771/
Aifuwa732,485/
Afuwai73392/
Efubai7387/
Afuwah7380/
Afuvai7360/
Affiba7341/
Hafoba737/
Gafube734/
Afoube732/
Hafube732/
Afuube732/
Aefubo731/
Afoubo731/
Afuway731/
Afibai731/
Aufuwa731/
Hafiba731/
Afaubo731/
Afuuwa731/
Afouwa731/
Afowua731/
Aifubo731/
Afobai731/
Afobea731/
Efubah731/
Afibah731/
Affoubeau711/
Afoubou67421/
Gafoube67147/
Afusuat672/
Afeuwah671/
Aifuiva671/
Effubai671/
Affoubo671/
Affibah671/
Gafaube671/

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