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
Afagu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afagu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Afagu 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 widespread first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
The last name Afagu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Afagu is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent live, Gombe, where 17 percent live and Plateau, where 17 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live.
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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