Afansou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Afansou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Afansou (3) may also be a first name.
Afansou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afansou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afansou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afansou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afansou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 3 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Afansou is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 50 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 50 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanso | 92 | 31 | / |
| Asfanso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Affanso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afandjou | 80 | 55 | / |
| Ahafanso | 80 | 6 | / |
| Afansoye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afonso | 77 | 410,408 | / |
| Afansa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Afonsu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Afanzu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afanjo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afanco | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affonso | 71 | 14,990 | / |
| Afancho | 71 | 44 | / |
| Afansha | 71 | 35 | / |
| Afonsso | 71 | 22 | / |
| Afansah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Afonsio | 71 | 11 | / |
| Afonsus | 71 | 6 | / |
| Afonsos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afoinso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afonsho | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aphanso | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aafansa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Afonsoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ofansoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afandjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aafonso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adfonso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aufonso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asfonso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affonsso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aiphanso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affonsio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affoonso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affonsco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafansha | 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 Afansou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis