Afferson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Afferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afferson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Afferson Last Name Facts

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

Afferson is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Afferson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afferson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Afferson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Afferson is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 50 percent reside, Greater London, where 38 percent reside and Berkshire, where 13 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 11 percent reside.

Afferson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Afferson has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Afferson last name rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affersson941/
Hafferson940/
Aferson931/
Offerson8861/
Adferson880/
Hofferson822/
Aferzon8019/
Heifferson783/
Offersen75589/
Afersane751/
Eiferson750/
Aufersen750/
Afrezon674/
Affirzan631/
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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 Afferson
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