Afatu Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Afatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 185 | 1:249,621 | 17,012 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Afatu (91) may also be a first name.
Afatu Demographics
Afatu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Afatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afatu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Afatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afatu is the 1,210,518th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afatu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 91 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya Afatu is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 99 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Afatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Afatu surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asfatu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Hafatu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Afatou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aifatu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hasfatu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hafastu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Affatou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafatou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afastus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efatu | 80 | 178 | / |
| Ofatu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Afotu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hasfaatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafaatus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aufotu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afoutu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afotou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efeatu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uifatu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aissfatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoutou | 67 | 3,363 | / |
| Affotou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aphattu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afethau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajfattouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heafotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affoutou | 62 | 435 | / |
| Afouttou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Aufoutou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Haphatou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Efotu | 60 | 69 | / |
| Efetu | 60 | 17 | / |
| Ofotu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ofetu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofoetu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aphetu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ephatu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Efoutou | 50 | 27 | / |
| Ephattu | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 Afatu
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