Amefa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Amefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amefa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Amefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Amefa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Amefa is most frequent in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiefa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ameifa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ahmefaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amefuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amofa | 80 | 10,336 | / |
| Emefa | 80 | 494 | / |
| Amafa | 80 | 331 | / |
| Amifa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Amefi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Amefe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Amefo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Omefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amofah | 73 | 6,220 | / |
| Amafah | 73 | 51 | / |
| Emiefa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Amifah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hamifa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Amefou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amafai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Omeifa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amofaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amafaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emefah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amiefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emeafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ametfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amoefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amyfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amefio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Homefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amefer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamefio | 67 | 958 | / |
| Hamifah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amofaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aimoefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amitfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiefey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameifey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoffah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamifha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamiefy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Amefa
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