Afanou Surname

61,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Afanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo6,3001:1,150100
Benin1,3021:7,9381,092
Mali3231:52,5361,331
France1241:535,66773,425
Niger391:492,10312,962
Senegal331:441,7982,028
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Afanou (458) may also be a first name.

Afanou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afanou occurs in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Afanou.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 61,127th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 885,808 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afanou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 398,932nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 458 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Togo, where it is borne by 6,300 people, or 1 in 1,150. Besides Togo Afanou exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 16 percent live and Mali, where 4 percent live.

Afanou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Afanou earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.95% less than the national average, earning $35,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affanou922,980/
Afannou92161/
Aifanou923/
Afainou922/
Afaynou921/
Aïfanou921/
Afanu91737/
Afano9178/
Affannou86149/
Aifannou8630/
Aîfannou8629/
Aïfannou8617/
Affainou866/
Affaïnou861/
Afangnou861/
Affano8372/
Afanui8335/
Affanu8332/
Afango8331/
Afanno8319/
Afanuh8313/
Eafano8312/
Afanus835/
Gafanu833/
Afannu832/
Afonou832/
Gafano831/
Ofanou831/
Afangu831/
Afanho831/
Afanoh831/
Afagno831/
Afaino831/
Afanoi831/
Aïffannou802/
Aiffannou801/
Aphanou77129/
Afangoe7727/
Oufanou7714/
Haufano7713/
Afounou779/
Hafanos774/
Afangno774/
Afangoy774/
Affonou772/
Haffano771/
Afanoja771/
Afoonou771/
Affanno771/
Asfaanu771/
Affanoi771/
Afassinnou751/
Afana736,189/
Ofano73146/
Afono73103/
Ofanu7338/
Afonu7312/
Affounou7115/
Houfanou719/
Ouffanou716/
Hafanoss712/
Afounout711/
Afangoye711/
Affagnoh711/
Aphanoux711/
Affono67871/
Afanas67670/
Afanga67638/
Afanah67316/
Affana67269/
Ofango67228/
Afongo6779/
Ofanoa6758/
Afongu6753/
Hafana6742/
Gafana6728/
Afouna6728/
Asfana6716/
Afgana6710/
Afouno679/
Afanye676/
Afanna676/
Ofamno675/
Afosno675/
Hofano675/
Afagna675/
Afonus673/
Afonue673/
Aifana673/
Afeino672/
Ofaino672/
Afanay672/
Afaney672/
Oifano671/
Aafana671/
Afaana671/
Afonno671/
Afauna671/
Aphanu671/
Afonos671/
Houffanou671/
Ofainu671/
Ofanau671/
Afogno671/
Afanae671/
Afanat671/
Afasna671/
Afanai671/

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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 Afanou
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