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 last name Abafou is found most frequently in Benin. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abafou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Abafou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abafou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Benin Abafou exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
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
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- 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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