Afule Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Afule Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afule (Marathi: आफुले) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afule? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Afule occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Afule live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Afule is most common in: Delta, where 91 percent are found, Benue, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afoule919/
Afulle912/
Affule912/
Afuele911/
Afulie911/
Aful8950/
Affoule8370/
Gafoule837/
Ahafule831/
Afuller830/
Afful8044,409/
Afula80437/
Afole80135/
Efule8061/
Ofule8046/
Afuli8038/
Gaful8035/
Afile8023/
Asful8016/
Atful805/
Afoul804/
Afhul802/
Afujl801/
Aiful801/
Afuil801/
Afgul801/
Ayful801/
Awful800/
Afoley73421/
Afoula73119/
Afulit7355/
Affile7349/
Atfoul7326/
Hafula7321/
Affole7310/
Affull7310/
Hafile739/
Gafuli737/
Gaiful736/
Afgoul734/
Afiele734/
Afiley734/
Efuele733/
Gafoul732/
Afouli732/
Hatful732/
Efulle731/
Aafula731/
Apfula731/
Afhula731/
Hayful731/
Hafoul731/
Afuila731/
Affful731/
Ashful731/
Afileh731/
Affaul731/
Afulih731/
Afaula731/
Ofuleu731/
Ofulie731/
Aufile731/
Affult730/
Hatfull67293/
Afol6722/
Apfoula676/
Gafuuly674/
Ashfoul673/
Affoula673/
Ashfull671/
Affouly671/
Afulaha671/
Oful671/
Hajfoul671/
Afoulay671/
D'Afile671/
Aufolle671/
Aphaule671/
Hafoley670/
Offutle670/
Haefile670/
Hatfuld670/

Afule Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afule in the Marathi language
आफुलेaphule-

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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
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  • 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 Afule
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