Afenu Surname
Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname
Afenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Afenu (12) may also be a first name.
Afenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afenu is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afenu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 313,233rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. Afenu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afenu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afenu is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Outside of Ghana Afenu is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afenou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Eafenu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affenou | 83 | 100 | / |
| Afegnui | 83 | 45 | / |
| Afeunui | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ayfeunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afanu | 80 | 737 | / |
| Efenu | 80 | 198 | / |
| Afonu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ofenu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afinu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Efeunu | 73 | 211 | / |
| Afanui | 73 | 35 | / |
| Affanu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Afanuh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ofeinu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afannu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hafinu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afinus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afonou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofenau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afinui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofienu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effeunu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gafinou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aifanou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Affonou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afainou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afaynou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oufenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïfanou | 67 | 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 Afenu
- 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