Afano Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Samoa

Afano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger521:369,07710,509
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Samoa41:48,452659
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Afano (52) may also be a first name.

Afano Last Name Facts

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

Afano is found most frequently in Niger. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Afano are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Afano is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 52 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 369,077. In Niger Afano is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 83 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 13 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Niger this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Samoa, where 5 percent are found.

Afano Last Name Statistics demography

Afano earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afanou918,227/
Affano9172/
Afango9131/
Afanno9119/
Eafano9112/
Afanoi911/
Gafano911/
Afanho911/
Afanoh911/
Afagno911/
Afaino911/
Affanou832,980/
Afannou83161/
Haufano8313/
Afangoy834/
Hafanos834/
Afangno834/
Aifanou833/
Afainou832/
Afaynou831/
Haffano831/
Affanno831/
Aïfanou831/
Affanoi831/
Afana806,189/
Ofano80146/
Afono80103/
Affannou77149/
Aifannou7730/
Aîfannou7729/
Aïfannou7717/
Affainou776/
Hafanoss772/
Afangnou771/
Affagnoh771/
Affaïnou771/
Affono73871/
Afanas73670/
Afanga73638/
Afanah73316/
Affana73269/
Ofango73228/
Afongo7379/
Ofanoa7358/
Hafana7342/
Gafana7328/
Asfana7316/
Afgana7310/
Afouno739/
Afanna736/
Afagna735/
Ofamno735/
Hofano735/
Afosno735/
Aifana733/
Ofaino732/
Afonou732/
Afeino732/
Afogno731/
Afanat731/
Afonos731/
Afasna731/
Afauna731/
Ofanou731/
Afonno731/
Afaana731/
Aafana731/
Oifano731/
Aïffannou712/
Aiffannou711/
Gafanha67149/
Aphanou67129/
Afoongo6734/
Afanadh6725/
Affanga6721/
Hafanah6719/
Oufanou6714/
Afanaha679/
Afaanga679/
Affouno679/
Afounou679/
Afangna674/
Ashfana674/
Affosno673/
Affonou672/
Afaunga672/
Hafaina672/
Haafana671/
Hasfana671/
Gafahna671/
Afganga671/
Aphanoh671/
Affongo671/
Afaunas671/
Hofango671/
Afoonou671/
Afounno671/
Afassinnou671/

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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 Afano
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