Afabu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Afabu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afabu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Afabu (Hindi: अफाबु) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afabu is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Afabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Afabu are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Afabu is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afabou9149/
Afabuh911/
Afeabu911/
Afabud911/
Asfabu911/
Affabou8371/
Afaabou831/
Afebu8062/
Afawu802/
Affaabou771/
Afobou731/
Afeibu731/
Afawui731/
Afoubou67421/
Haifawu674/
Affoubou622/
Ofebu607/
Efobu604/
Efebu601/
Afowu601/
Ofobu601/
Ofoebu5514/
Afowou551/
Ofeibu551/
Affowou501/

Afabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afabu in the Hindi language
अफाबुaphabu-

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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 Afabu
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