Afferton Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Afferton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afferton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
United States191:19,076,786604,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Afferton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afferton occurs most in France. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afferton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afferton is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Afferton occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Afferton reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 100 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 49 percent reside.

Afferton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Afferton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Afferton surname increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Afferton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afferton last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Afferton earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.56% more than the national average, earning $67,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafferton940/
Aferton930/
Offerton883/
Afherton881/
Efferton881/
Hefferton8285/
Hofferton820/
Apherton7512/
Afortan6747/
Epherton631/
Efortan531/
Hefartan501/

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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 Afferton
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