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
Afuru occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afuru is the 1,441,361st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Afuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afuru reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afuru is also the 1,430,306th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname Afuru is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda Afuru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 49 percent are found, Maracha District, where 13 percent are found and Zombo District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent are found.
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