Afundi Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Afundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Afundi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afundi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Afundi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afundi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,185,157th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Afundi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afundi are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Afundi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 43 percent live, Vihiga County, where 40 percent live and Kericho County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Afundi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafundi9214/
Afoundi922/
Affundi921/
Afunda8347/
Afunde8310/
Ofundi836/
Efundi831/
Afondi831/
Hafunda77212/
Afundee77203/
Afounde7717/
Afuhnda771/
Affondi771/
Hafondi771/
Affounda711/
Apfounde711/
Ofunda6784/
Afonde6723/
Efunde6719/
Afonda6717/
Ofunde671/
Ofounda6215/
Affondy621/
Efounde621/
Aifonda621/
Haphondi5738/
Ofonda50226/
Ofonde5028/

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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 Afundi
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