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

The last name Afula (Hindi: ाफूला) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afula is the 680,882nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The surname is mostly 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 commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 423 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya Afula is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent are found, Busia County, where 35 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Afula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Afula surname is chiefly 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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