Affamah Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Affamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
Affamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Affamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Affamah is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Affamah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Affamah live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 60 percent reside, Zou Department, where 20 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affama | 92 | 262 | / |
| Afamah | 92 | 138 | / |
| Gaffama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afama | 83 | 121 | / |
| Afamai | 77 | 38 | / |
| Afamoh | 77 | 35 | / |
| Afatma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aifama | 77 | 6 | / |
| Adfama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Asfama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Afamga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ayfama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Effama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afamau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afemah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afamad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ofamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Efamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Offama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Offomah | 71 | 69 | / |
| Affomai | 71 | 35 | / |
| Effomah | 71 | 30 | / |
| Aifamas | 71 | 24 | / |
| Aufamau | 71 | 10 | / |
| Affouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afammad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afeamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affomaï | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affomaî | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afema | 67 | 1,242 | / |
| Afoma | 67 | 211 | / |
| Efama | 67 | 52 | / |
| Afamo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ofama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaffamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afhamast | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Affamah
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