Afaman Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Afaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Afaman (17) may also be a first name.
Afaman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afaman (Hindi: अफमान) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afaman is the 2,352,516th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Afaman reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 17 people.
The last name Afaman is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 70 percent are found and Oyo, where 30 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 12 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affaman | 92 | 17 | / |
| Afamain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Haffaman | 86 | 0 | / |
| Afeman | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ofaman | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afoman | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafeman | 77 | 752 | / |
| Afemann | 77 | 31 | / |
| Afomane | 77 | 29 | / |
| Hofaman | 77 | 11 | / |
| Afouman | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affoman | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affamon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafemann | 71 | 2,056 | / |
| Haffeman | 71 | 131 | / |
| Affemann | 71 | 43 | / |
| Hoffaman | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hofamann | 71 | 3 | / |
| Afoumane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafemaun | 71 | 0 | / |
| Houfaman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haffemann | 67 | 73 | / |
| Hoffamann | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ofoman | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hofammann | 67 | 17 | / |
| Affoumane | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afomon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ofeman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afemon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affoumant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffamman | 67 | 1 | / |
Afaman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afaman in the Hindi language | ||
| अफमान | aphamana | 87.5 |
| आफमां | aphamam | 12.5 |
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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 Afaman
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