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
The surname Afuwai is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 737,137th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afuwai live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuwai is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 35 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 454,212. In Nigeria Afuwai is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 84 percent reside, Bauchi, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Afuwai occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Monaco, where 0 percent reside.
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
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