Afatsawu Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afatsawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afatsawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Afatsawu Last Name Facts

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

Afatsawu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afatsawu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 806,178th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. Afatsawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afatsawu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Barring Ghana this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afatsawo88370/
Afashawu881/
Afatsu8621/
Afatsa861/
Afatsiawo82485/
Afatsawoo821/
Afatsao801,379/
Aftisa7142/
Efatsu7141/
Afatse7115/
Afatsayao714/
Afutsu711/
Ofatsa711/
Afetsu711/
Afts6720/
Afatasi6713/
Ifatosa676/
Afata Z671/
Yavatsa671/
Afotesa671/
Afeatse671/
Afatase671/
Ouafatassa671/
Afiatus671/

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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
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  • 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 Afatsawu
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