Affeln Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Affeln Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Affeln Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Affeln Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Affeln is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Affeln? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Affeln reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Affeln is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Affeln is most common in: Hamburg, where 65 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 35 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live.
Affeln Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Affeln has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Affeln last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offeln | 83 | 16 | / |
| Afflen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afflin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafflin | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gafflin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afellin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafflen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aufflin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Affling | 77 | 0 | / |
| Aflin | 73 | 24 | / |
| Aflen | 73 | 22 | / |
| Aflyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aflén | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effln | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haffling | 71 | 119 | / |
| Haefflen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afflendt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haflin | 67 | 55 | / |
| Afling | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aflina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Efflin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Offlin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afleen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haflen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aflink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afleng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aeflin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaflin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auflin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Afilne | 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
- 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 Affeln
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