Afanu Surname
Approximately 737 people bear this surname
Afanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afanu (78) may also be a first name.
Afanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afanu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 458,583rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The surname Afanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afanu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afanu is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 78 people.
This surname is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanou | 91 | 8,227 | / |
| Afanui | 91 | 35 | / |
| Affanu | 91 | 32 | / |
| Afanuh | 91 | 13 | / |
| Afanus | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gafanu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Afannu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afangu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affanou | 83 | 2,980 | / |
| Afannou | 83 | 161 | / |
| Aifanou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Afainou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Asfaanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afaynou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aïfanou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afenu | 80 | 1,200 | / |
| Ofanu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Afonu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Efanu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Affannou | 77 | 149 | / |
| Aifannou | 77 | 30 | / |
| Aîfannou | 77 | 29 | / |
| Aïfannou | 77 | 17 | / |
| Affainou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Affaïnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afangnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afongu | 73 | 53 | / |
| Efaunu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Afenou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afonus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afonou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofanou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eafenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofainu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aïffannou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aiffannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aphanou | 67 | 129 | / |
| Affenou | 67 | 100 | / |
| Oufanou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Afounou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afeunui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Afoungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Affonou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efahnui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afassinnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hefanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfeunu | 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 Afanu
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