Afura Surname
Approximately 860 people bear this surname
Afura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 839 | 1:46,531 | 5,734 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Afura (251) may also be a first name.
Afura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afura (Hindi: अफुरा) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 406,994th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Afura are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 562,655th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 251 people.
The surname Afura is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 46,531. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 86 percent reside, Koboko District, where 8 percent reside and Arua District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afura in the Hindi language | ||
| अफुरा | aphura | - |
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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 Afura
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