Afannou Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Afannou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 156 | 1:66,254 | 8,094 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Afannou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afannou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afannou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afannou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Afannou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afannou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 66,254. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 42 percent live, Zou Department, where 17 percent live and Littoral Department, where 15 percent live. Outside of Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affannou | 93 | 149 | / |
| Aifannou | 93 | 30 | / |
| Aîfannou | 93 | 29 | / |
| Aïfannou | 93 | 17 | / |
| Afangnou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Afanou | 92 | 8,227 | / |
| Afanno | 92 | 19 | / |
| Afannu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aïffannou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Aiffannou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Affanou | 86 | 2,980 | / |
| Afangno | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aifanou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Afainou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Affanno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afaynou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aïfanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afanu | 83 | 737 | / |
| Afano | 83 | 78 | / |
| Afassinnou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Affainou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Affaïnou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affano | 77 | 72 | / |
| Afanui | 77 | 35 | / |
| Affanu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Afango | 77 | 31 | / |
| Afanuh | 77 | 13 | / |
| Eafano | 77 | 12 | / |
| Afanna | 77 | 6 | / |
| Afanus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gafanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gafano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afonno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afagno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaino | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aphanou | 71 | 129 | / |
| Afangoe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Oufanou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Haufano | 71 | 13 | / |
| Afounou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Afangoy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hafanos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afangna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Affonou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haffano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afounno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affanoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asfaanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afanoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afana | 67 | 6,189 | / |
| Ofano | 67 | 146 | / |
| Afono | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ofanu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Affounou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Afonu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afannaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Houfanou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ouffanou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hafanoss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affagnoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afangoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afounout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphanoux | 67 | 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 Afannou
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