Afaton Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Afaton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 323 | 1:31,999 | 4,196 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Afaton (48) may also be a first name.
Afaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afaton is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afaton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 835,661st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afaton are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 48 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 31,999. In Benin Afaton is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 59 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 12 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affaton | 92 | 1,398 | / |
| Afatoun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Asfatoun | 86 | 6 | / |
| Afffaton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afatan | 83 | 28 | / |
| Afoton | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ofaton | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afeton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affoton | 77 | 121 | / |
| Afatang | 77 | 81 | / |
| Afaitan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gafatan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Affeton | 77 | 2 | / |
| Afeiton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aafatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aphathon | 71 | 101 | / |
| Aifaitun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afotan | 67 | 207 | / |
| Ofeton | 67 | 82 | / |
| Afatam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afetan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efoton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efatan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efeton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphaithong | 63 | 130 | / |
| Afotand | 62 | 3 | / |
| Afeitom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hefeton | 62 | 0 | / |
| Eijfatan | 57 | 23 | / |
| Offoitong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aphaithun | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aphaithan | 53 | 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 Afaton
- 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