Afula Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Afula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Afula (423) may also be a first name.

Afula Last Name Facts

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

Afula (Hindi: ाफूला) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 680,882nd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afula live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 417,739th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 423 people.

Afula is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya Afula is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent reside, Busia County, where 35 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Afula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afoula91119/
Gafula9154/
Hafula9121/
Afulau9111/
Afusla913/
Afaula911/
Afuila911/
Afuela911/
Afhula911/
Apfula911/
Aafula911/
Gafoula8324/
Apfoula836/
Adfaula835/
Affoula833/
Afoulay831/
Afoulah831/
Afulaha831/
Asfoula831/
Afola801,076/
Ofula80775/
Efula80547/
Afila80521/
Afuli8038/
Afule8031/
Afulo8029/
Atfullah779/
Aefullah775/
Afaullah772/
Aifullah771/
Hasfulla771/
Gaffoula771/
Ahfullah771/
Affoulia771/
Hafila73558/
Efulia73322/
Afilah73128/
Afilia73106/
Affila7372/
Efulya7355/
Afulit7355/
Ofulia7318/
Afolai7316/
Afuluo7310/
Afoule739/
Afolau737/
Gafuli737/
Affola734/
Afuulo734/
Efulah733/
Afoola733/
Ofoula732/
Ofulla732/
Ofulah732/
Aufila732/
Afullo732/
Afiela732/
Affule732/
Afouli732/
Afulle732/
Efuela731/
Aafila731/
Afolla731/
Afolay731/
Gofula731/
Afulie731/
Aefila731/
Afolia731/
Afolya731/
Afulih731/
Afilai731/
Ahfaullah711/
Gayfullia711/
Haufila67222/
Hafilah67185/
Affoule6770/
Efoulah6711/
Hofoula679/
Gafoule677/
Gafuuly674/
Hafilia674/
Oufoula674/
Afolaha673/
Eufaula673/
Gaphula672/
Ofullah672/
Hefoula672/
Afoulou671/
Afollah671/
Affilay671/
Ahafule671/
Affouly671/
Haffila671/
Efulaha671/
Afuller670/

Afula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afula in the Hindi language
ाफूलाaphula50
आफूलाaphula50

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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 Afula
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