Affama Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Affama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2241:46,1415,863
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Affama (98) may also be a first name.

Affama Last Name Facts

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

Affama is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Affama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Affama is the 983,245th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Affama is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Affama are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Affama is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 98 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 46,141. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 55 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 20 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 19 percent are found. Beside Benin Affama is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affamah9218/
Gaffama921/
Afama91121/
Afamah83138/
Afamai8338/
Aifama836/
Afatma836/
Adfama835/
Asfama834/
Afamga834/
Ayfama831/
Affami831/
Afamad831/
Offama831/
Affema831/
Affoma831/
Afamau831/
Effama831/
Affomai7735/
Aifamas7724/
Aufamau7710/
Affouma772/
Afammad771/
Affomaï771/
Affomaî771/
Afeamai771/
Afema731,242/
Afoma73211/
Afami7363/
Efama7352/
Afame7338/
Afamo7319/
Ofama736/
Afamj733/
Gaffamey711/
Affaimie711/
Afhamast710/
Afhami67796/
Afouma67167/
Offoma67142/
Afamoh6735/
Aufami6714/
Gofama6711/
Afemai6710/
Affomo677/
Afosma676/
Aifema676/
Asfami675/
Effema674/
Afamou673/
Afeema672/
Afaimi672/
Afhame671/
Hafami671/
Afahmi671/
Afaami671/
Afamis671/
Afamyi671/
Gafame671/
Hafame671/
Oufama671/
Ofamah671/
Afuoma671/
Offame671/
Afamey671/
Afaime671/
Afomaa671/
Efamah671/
Afomma671/
Afomai671/
Afemah671/
Adfamo671/
Hofama671/

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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 Affama
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