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 last name Afanu occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 458,583rd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The last name Afanu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afanu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 78 people.
The last name Afanu is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Outside of Ghana Afanu occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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