Afuga Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Afuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Solomon Islands | 78 | 1:7,436 | 1,165 |
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Afuga (13) may also be a first name.
Afuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afuga occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afuga.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 940,398th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Afuga reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Afuga is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent reside, Rivers, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 28 percent reside and Uganda, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afunga | 91 | 6 | / |
| Afouga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afuuga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gafuga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hafuga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afaunga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afounga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afiga | 80 | 509 | / |
| Ofuga | 80 | 37 | / |
| Afuge | 80 | 28 | / |
| Afoga | 80 | 20 | / |
| Afugo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Efuga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ofunga | 73 | 119 | / |
| Ofugha | 73 | 37 | / |
| Efugha | 73 | 37 | / |
| Afougo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Afigah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hafiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofouga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afogah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afungi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafoga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afugeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afungo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofounga | 67 | 194 | / |
| Hafungi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Afiegha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Afougou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Afoughe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Offouga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Effauga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afeugui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afungeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afougui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afougoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afougie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoghah | 67 | 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 Afuga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis