Afuwai Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Afuwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 390 | 1:454,212 | 23,182 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
Afuwai (35) may also be a first name.
Afuwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afuwai is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuwai? popularity and diffusion
Afuwai is the 737,137th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. Afuwai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afuwai live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 454,212. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 84 percent live, Bauchi, where 5 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria Afuwai exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Monaco, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afuwa | 91 | 764 | / |
| Aifuwa | 83 | 2,485 | / |
| Afuwah | 83 | 80 | / |
| Afuvai | 83 | 60 | / |
| Afubai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afuway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuwae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aufuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afuwoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afeuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affiwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afoubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afuba | 73 | 105 | / |
| Efuwa | 73 | 75 | / |
| Afiwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ofuwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Afuwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afubi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afouba | 67 | 747 | / |
| Afoewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afuswe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efeuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afowua | 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 Afuwai
- 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