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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Afatu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,210,518th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Afatu is primarily 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 frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 91 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya Afatu is most numerous in: Marsabit County, where 99 percent reside and Isiolo County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Afatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Afatu last name 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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