Abafou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Abafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Abafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abafou is found most in Benin. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abafou? popularity and diffusion
Abafou is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Abafou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abafou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin Abafou is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Benin Abafou exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaffou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abafo | 91 | 35 | / |
| Abafu | 91 | 32 | / |
| Abofou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abafui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abahaffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aboffou | 77 | 55 | / |
| Abafuji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aboufou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahbaifo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awafo | 73 | 775 | / |
| Abafa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Abofo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Abofu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aboufouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abofouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aboufouss | 67 | 136 | / |
| Obaifo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Awaffo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Aboffo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awaafo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aboufa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abafas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abohfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abafae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abadfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abafayová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abafay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abafou
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