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 found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 737,137th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afuwai reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuwai is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name in the world, held by 35 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 454,212. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 84 percent live, Bauchi, where 5 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Afuwai occurs 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