Afaman Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Afaman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afaman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afaman.

How Common Is The Last Name Afaman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Afaman live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Afaman is mostly found in: Edo, where 70 percent live and Oyo, where 30 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 12 percent live and Benin, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affaman9217/
Afamain921/
Haffaman860/
Afeman8378/
Ofaman832/
Afoman831/
Hafeman77752/
Afemann7731/
Afomane7729/
Hofaman7711/
Afouman771/
Affoman771/
Affamon771/
Hafemann712,056/
Haffeman71131/
Affemann7143/
Hoffaman7112/
Hofamann713/
Afoumane711/
Hafemaun710/
Houfaman710/
Haffemann6773/
Hoffamann6743/
Ofoman6724/
Hofammann6717/
Affoumane6716/
Afomon677/
Ofeman672/
Afemon672/
Affoumant671/
Hoffamman671/

Afaman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afaman in the Hindi language
अफमानaphamana87.5
आफमांaphamam12.5

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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
  • 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 Afaman
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