Afunja Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Afunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Afunja (14) may also be a first name.
Afunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afunja is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afunja is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Afunja is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afunja are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 45 percent reside, Kwara, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afonja | 83 | 3,206 | / |
| Afunya | 83 | 766 | / |
| Ofunja | 83 | 115 | / |
| Afunia | 83 | 52 | / |
| Afinja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Afunje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Efunja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afungia | 77 | 23 | / |
| Hafunjo | 77 | 20 | / |
| Afounjo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Afunije | 77 | 6 | / |
| Afunyah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hafinja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Affonja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afunsah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afunsat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afunnije | 71 | 7 | / |
| Affougna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afonujha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afounjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afunso | 67 | 437 | / |
| Afonya | 67 | 311 | / |
| Afunye | 67 | 57 | / |
| Afonsa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ofunya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Afinia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afonia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Afonje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Afonji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Efunia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afunio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afunhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonjá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofunza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofunjo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afunja
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