Afuwape Surname

149,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afuwape Surname User-submission:

The Afuwape surname came from Afiwape, meaning 'someone with character'. It originated from Western Nigeria, Ogun State precisely, majorly Abeokuta and Ijebu people.

Afuwape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8541:62,0684,601
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Afuwape (127) may also be a first name.

Afuwape Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Afuwape surname came from Afiwape, meaning 'someone with character'. It originated from Western Nigeria, Ogun State precisely, majorly Abeokuta and Ijebu people.

- afuape01

Afuwape Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afuwape Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Afuwape is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afuwape.

How Common Is The Last Name Afuwape? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afuwape is the 149,373rd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,463,673 people. Afuwape is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Afuwape live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 825,494th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 127 people.

The surname Afuwape is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,854 people, or 1 in 62,068. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 45 percent are found, Ogun, where 32 percent are found and Ondo, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Afuwape Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afuwape last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Afuwape earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Aafuwape934/
Afguwape933/
Afuwapeh933/
Afuwuape933/
Efuwape86855/
Afiwape8649/
Afowape8623/
Ofuwape868/
Afuwepe865/
Afuvape864/
Afuwapa863/
Afuwab772/
Efiwape716/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afuwape
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