Afurika Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Afurika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afurika Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Afurika Last Name Facts

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

Afurika has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afurika? popularity and diffusion

Afurika is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afurika live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,841,244. Excluding Rwanda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and Ghana, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afuruka8693/
Aforika8618/
Afirika867/
Afurukah801/
Gafureeka751/
Efuruka716/
Afirica714/
Oforika713/
Aforiki712/
Afiruka711/
Ofuruka711/
Oforikaah631/
Oforeka574/
Ofuruiche505/
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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 Afurika
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