Ayafa Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Ayafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Ayafa (102) may also be a first name.
Ayafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ayafa (Russian: Аыафа) is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayafa? popularity and diffusion
Ayafa is the 1,101,507th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Ayafa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ayafa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 102 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 839,539. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 43 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ayafa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayafa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ayafat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ayafaj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ayfa | 89 | 49 | / |
| Hayafat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayafaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayafe | 80 | 678 | / |
| Ayafi | 80 | 210 | / |
| Iyafa | 80 | 172 | / |
| Eyafa | 80 | 84 | / |
| Hayfa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Oyafa | 80 | 53 | / |
| Ayifa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ayefa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ayufa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ayafo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ayfat | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uyafa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ajafa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aiafa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ayofa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aaifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayfad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayafou | 73 | 128 | / |
| Gayafi | 73 | 53 | / |
| Hayfaz | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gaiafa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hayufa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ayafuo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ayufah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ayofat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oyafah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yoafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ayofah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eyafaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayafii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayapha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aiafat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giyafa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hayfaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayiffa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayaufe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hajafa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayeefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayfaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayafer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayaffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayaffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayifah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahyafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajafah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aifa | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Aufa | 67 | 1,730 | / |
| Yefa | 67 | 387 | / |
| Afea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Aîfa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Aefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eyfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyafa'a | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaiaffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayefaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayfj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haujafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayafij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiafaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayefahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyaffah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayafieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayafouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfy | 67 | 1 | / |
Ayafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayafa in the Russian language | ||
| Аыафа | ayafa | - |
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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
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- 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 Ayafa
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