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 last name Affeln occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Affeln? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Affeln occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Affeln are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Affeln is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held 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. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live.
Affeln Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Affeln has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Affeln last name contracted 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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