Afuekwe Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afuekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afuekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Afuekwe (105) may also be a first name.

Afuekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afuekwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afuekwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afuekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afuekwe is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Afuekwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuekwe is also the 920,134th most common given name on earth It is held by 105 people.

The last name Afuekwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Afuekwe is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 30 percent live, Ebonyi, where 30 percent live and Lagos, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Afuekwe is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afukwe922/
Afuikwa719/
Aefuegway630/
Afique6222/
Afigwe626/
Ofikwe621/
Ofugwe621/
Ofuegbe57306/
Affique575/
Hafique572/
Efhikwe571/
Ahafique532/

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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 Afuekwe
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