Afambo Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Afambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Afambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afambo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afambo is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Afambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Afambo are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 84 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Afambo occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 24 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Afambo Last Name Statistics demography

Afambo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affambo9242/
Afaimbo921/
Afaambo921/
Afasimbo861/
Afamba83328/
Afombo83131/
Efambo8325/
Ofambo837/
Afanbo831/
Afoombo7762/
Afaimba774/
Hafamba774/
Afomboh772/
Affanbo771/
Afatimba71190/
Afasimba7196/
Afoumbou7189/
Ofamba671,184/
Efamba67509/
Efombo67459/
Ofombo676/
Affoumbou671/
Afeumbouh671/
Afomba671/
Afemba671/

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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 Afambo
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