Afuke Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Afuke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afuke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Afuke (15) may also be a first name.

Afuke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afuke occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afuke? popularity and diffusion

Afuke is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Afuke are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 15 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Afuke is most frequent in: Cross River, where 53 percent live, Abia, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Afuke Last Name Statistics demography

Afuke earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Afuk8914/
Affuk801,617/
Afoke80654/
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Afuka80115/
Ofuke8034/
Afhuk8013/
Afouk805/
Efuke802/
Aafuk801/
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Gafuik7328/
Afique7322/
Afouki7310/
Afokhe738/
Afouka734/
Afuche733/
Afukaa732/
Afukai731/
Ahfoke731/
Hafukh731/
Afokey731/
Aficke731/
Afikeh731/
Ofueke731/
Afikie731/
Hafuka731/
Affouka6738/
Afok6736/
Afukova679/
Affique675/
Atfouki674/
Afuq672/
Afougue672/
Hafique672/
Ofuk671/
Afouche671/
Afiekei671/
Hafukha671/
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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 Afuke
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