Afante Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Afante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0811:93,65216,283
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Afanté (1) are calculated separately.

Afante Last Name Facts

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

Afante is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Afanté. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afante? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,153rd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Afante live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,081 people, or 1 in 93,652. In The Philippines Afante is most common in: Central Luzon, where 28 percent are found, Bicol, where 27 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Afante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afante last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Afante earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $37,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afanté941/
Affante9219/
Afanthe921/
Afantey921/
Afant911/
Afanti83262/
Afanty83122/
Aufant8333/
Afants8325/
Afonte8311/
Afanta8311/
Efante831/
Aïfant831/
Affant831/
Auffant77474/
Affanti7786/
Eafanti7740/
Hafanti7712/
Ofantea775/
Asdfant774/
Affanty772/
Aifanti772/
Ayfanti772/
Adffant771/
Affaunt771/
Affonte771/
Afainti771/
Afontes771/
Aifanta771/
Eufante770/
Afand73249/
Afont7327/
Ofant732/
Affantis71240/
Aifantis7166/
Ayfantis7122/
Asfand67268/
Afonta6781/
Affand6755/
Offant6744/
Efanti6742/
Ofgant6721/
Ofanti6716/
Adfand677/
Affont676/
Afonti672/
Afangy671/
Afandz671/
Aafand671/
Afonty671/

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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 Afante
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