African Surname

539People worldwide
14Countries
TanzaniaMain country (94%)

To learn more about the African surname is to know more about individuals who probably share common origins and ancestors. That is amongst the explanations why its normal that the African surname is more represented in one or higher nations regarding the world than in others. Here you can find down in which countries of the entire world there are many more people who have the surname African.

The surname African is typical of Tanzania, where 94% of bearers are concentrated.

The surname African within the globe

Globalization has meant that surnames distribute far beyond their country of origin, so that it is achievable to find African surnames in Europe or Indian surnames in Oceania. Equivalent takes place in the case of African, which as you can corroborate, it can be said that it is a surname that can be found in a lot of the countries associated with globe. In the same manner you can find nations in which certainly the thickness of people because of the surname African is greater than in other countries.

The map of this African surname


The likelihood of examining on a globe map about which nations hold a greater number of African on the planet, helps us a lot. By putting ourselves on the map, for a tangible country, we are able to understand tangible amount of people using the surname African, to acquire in this manner the precise information of all the African that one can presently find in that country. All this also assists us to understand not just in which the surname African comes from, but also in excatly what way the folks that are initially an element of the household that bears the surname African have moved and moved. In the same way, you are able to see by which places they will have settled and grown up, which is why if African is our surname, it seems interesting to which other nations regarding the globe it's possible that certain of our ancestors once moved to.

Nations with additional African on the planet

Distribution of African by country

  1. Tanzania Tanzania (504)
  2. Nigeria Nigeria (11)
  3. Uganda Uganda (7)
  4. Israel Israel (5)
  5. Indonesia Indonesia (2)
  6. Philippines Philippines (2)
  7. Colombia Colombia (1)
  8. Germany Germany (1)
  9. Egypt Egypt (1)
  10. Kenya Kenya (1)
  11. Pakistan Pakistan (1)
  12. Seychelles Seychelles (1)
  13. South Africa South Africa (1)
  14. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (1)

Distribution of African by continent

Africa
527
8 countries
Asia
10
4 countries
South America
1
1 countries
Europe
1
1 countries

Most common surnames in Tanzania

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Variants of the surname African

Surnames related to African

Frequently asked questions about African surname

In which country is the African surname most common?

The African surname is most common in Tanzania with 504 registered people.

In how many countries is the African surname found?

The African surname is found in 14 different countries around the world.

How many people have the African surname?

According to our records, approximately 539 people have the African surname worldwide.

Is there a distribution map for the African surname?

Yes, we have an interactive map showing the geographic distribution of the African surname across the 14 countries where it is registered.

Are there surnames similar to African?

Yes, there are several surnames with similar sound or spelling to African. You can see the full list of similar surnames on this page.

Famous people with the surname African

Augustin African Stourm
1797–1865 · Politician

In the event that you look at it carefully, at apellidos.de we supply everything required in order to have the real data of which countries have the best amount of people with all the surname African in the entire world. More over, you can observe them in an exceedingly visual way on our map, in which the countries aided by the highest number of people because of the surname African is seen painted in a stronger tone. In this way, sufficient reason for an individual look, you can easily locate by which countries African is a common surname, plus in which nations African can be an uncommon or non-existent surname.

Not all surnames similar to the surname African are related to it. Sometimes it is possible to find surnames similar to African that have a different origin and meaning.

  1. Africani
  2. Africa
  3. Africano
  4. Afrikan
  5. Africain
  6. Africaine
  7. Afrikyan
  8. Afric
  9. Africanos
  10. Afrikaan
  11. Afrika
  12. Abrica
  13. Aprikyan
  14. Afrikaans
  15. áfrica
  16. Abriche
  17. Abric
  18. Aprice
  19. Abarcan
  20. Apriceno
  21. Afrikaner
  22. Afrique
  23. Abrajan
  24. Aprikian
  25. Avarca
  26. Abrignano
  27. Aveiras
  28. Abrigo
  29. Apriz
  30. Abrach
  31. Abris
  32. Aparicion
  33. Afreijo
  34. Aberkan
  35. Aparicia
  36. Abras
  37. Abrecht
  38. Aparcana
  39. Aprigio
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