Afuye Surname

88,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,3401:33,1732,747
England501:1,114,36153,243
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Afuye (180) may also be a first name.

Afuye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afuye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afuye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afuye is the 88,673rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,345,807 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afuye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuye is also the 679,247th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 180 people.

The last name Afuye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,340 people, or 1 in 33,173. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ekiti, where 51 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Ondo, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Afuye Last Name Statistics demography

Afuye earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $31,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Affuye912/
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Efuye802/
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Afayee7313/
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Afieye735/
Affoye733/
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Afayed731/
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Afey672,791/
Hafayed67677/
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Ofue6784/
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Afie6744/
Afei6722/
Afae6716/
Ofye677/
Afuj675/
Ahfayed674/
Afgooye674/
Afeu673/
Afoyeye673/
Ofuy672/
Afayiee671/
Auffoue671/
Gafaaye671/
Affieye671/
Afej671/
Gafayee671/
Afougie671/
Gaffuey671/
Afahaye671/
Aifayez671/
Ashfaue671/
Hafeyed671/
Oddfuye671/

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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 Afuye
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