Afuwa Surname
Approximately 764 people bear this surname
Afuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Afuwa (5,098) may also be a first name.
Afuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afuwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afuwa is the 446,308th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Afuwa are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,065th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 5,098 people.
The last name Afuwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 124,167. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aifuwa | 91 | 2,485 | / |
| Afuwai | 91 | 392 | / |
| Afuwah | 91 | 80 | / |
| Afuway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aufuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afouwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afuuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afeuwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuba | 80 | 105 | / |
| Efuwa | 80 | 75 | / |
| Afuwo | 80 | 44 | / |
| Afiwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofuwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Afuwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afouba | 73 | 747 | / |
| Afuvai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Afoewa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Afuswe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afubai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Efeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afuwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aifuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eifuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayfuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afowua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affouba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Offuewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afusuat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aifuwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifuiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affouwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoubai | 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 Afuwa
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