Affonso Surname

35,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Affonso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affonso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil13,7371:15,584803
United States3661:990,32573,323
Argentina2731:156,56913,217
Uruguay1751:19,6102,242
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Trinidad and Tobago611:22,3602,520
Canada541:682,32655,162
England341:1,638,76668,634
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
India181:42,614,743461,117
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
France101:6,642,272293,169
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Affonso (6,638) may also be a first name.

Affonso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Affonso (Russian: Аффонсо) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Affonso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Affonso is the 35,268th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 486,161 people. The last name Affonso occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Affonso live; 95 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 80,309th most frequent given name globally, borne by 6,638 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 13,737 people, or 1 in 15,584. In Brazil Affonso is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 42 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 28 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 9 percent live. Besides Brazil it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Affonso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Affonso has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Affonso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Affonso are 45.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Affonso earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $53,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affonsso934/
Affonsco931/
Affoonso931/
Affonsio931/
Afonso92410,408/
Affonco8653/
Afonsso8622/
Affonsa8614/
Afonsio8611/
Affonzo868/
Offonso867/
Affonço866/
Afonsos864/
Afoinso864/
Afonsho863/
Afonsoo862/
Aufonso861/
Adfonso861/
Aafonso861/
Affanso861/
Asfonso861/
Oiffonso801/
Afonco77461/
Afunso77437/
Afonzo77161/
Ofonso7784/
Afanso7731/
Afonsa7726/
Efonso779/
Afomso776/
Afonço776/
Áfonso771/
Affouncho752/
Afunsho71357/
Aphonso7112/
Afounjo7111/
Afonsia715/
Afansou713/
Affonja713/
Asfanso712/
Afondjo711/
Afonssa711/
Efonsio711/
Affonca711/
Afouncho6726/
Ahafanso676/
Afunshop671/
Afounjou671/
Afoondjo671/
Afhonsas671/
Aiphonso671/

Affonso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Affonso in the Russian language
Аффонсоaffonso-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Affonso
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