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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Afatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Afatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afatu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 91 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya Afatu is primarily 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 exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Afatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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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