Afagu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Afagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Afagu (23) may also be a first name.
Afagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afagu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afagu? popularity and diffusion
Afagu is the 6,723,624th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Afagu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afagu is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 23 people.
The last name Afagu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Afagu is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent reside, Gombe, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afangu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aafagu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afaggou | 83 | 204 | / |
| Aufagau | 83 | 27 | / |
| Afahagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affagou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afogu | 80 | 347 | / |
| Afegu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Efagu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashfaagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afongu | 73 | 53 | / |
| Afougu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofaghu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afuogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofeagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afougou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Affogou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Effagou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afoungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Affougou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afoungou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afougouh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Afoughou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ofogu | 60 | 42 | / |
| Efogu | 60 | 39 | / |
| Ofegu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofuogu | 55 | 173 | / |
| Ofeghu | 55 | 124 | / |
| Ofoegu | 55 | 20 | / |
| Efuogu | 55 | 10 | / |
| Aphogu | 55 | 8 | / |
| Effogu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ofongu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ophagu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Efougu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Efoogu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ofoeghu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Efeugou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Afougoo | 50 | 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 Afagu
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