Afuru Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Afuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 88 | 1:443,628 | 26,657 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
Afuru (49) may also be a first name.
Afuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afuru occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afuru is the 1,441,361st most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afuru are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afuru is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 49 people.
The last name Afuru is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda Afuru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 49 percent live, Maracha District, where 13 percent live and Zombo District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 41 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafuru | 91 | 27 | / |
| Hafuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afuuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Apfuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afourou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gafauru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ofuru | 80 | 1,405 | / |
| Efuru | 80 | 109 | / |
| Afiru | 80 | 17 | / |
| Aforu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gafourou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Affiru | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oifuru | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ofouru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Offuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofuruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gofuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofureu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affouroud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofourou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaphuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affirui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opfourou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Oufourou | 62 | 5 | / |
| Offourou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oforu | 60 | 148 | / |
| Efiru | 60 | 130 | / |
| Ouffourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aforou | 55 | 9 | / |
| Oifiru | 55 | 8 | / |
| Offiru | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ephuru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ofieru | 55 | 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 Afuru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis