Affoto Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Affoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin461:224,68720,522
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Affoto (52) may also be a first name.

Affoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Affoto is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Affoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Affoto live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 224,687. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 30 percent reside, Donga Department, where 30 percent reside and Collines Department, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affotou924/
Afoto9159/
Affoutou86435/
Affeto83508/
Afoito83116/
Affato8339/
Gafoto834/
Aifoto832/
Afotou831/
Afotho831/
Afoutou773,363/
Affetto7759/
Affusto7752/
Affatou771/
Affutou771/
Afota73116/
Afeto73106/
Efoto7384/
Ofoto7332/
Afato7327/
Afuto7312/
Afouttou716/
Effoutou712/
Aufoutou711/
Hafuto6742/
Affata6735/
Afauto6715/
Hafota6711/
Affuta678/
Afouta675/
Afatoz674/
Afasto672/
Afuota672/
Afoota672/
Offeto671/
Ofotho671/
Ofoito671/
Gafuto671/
Afutoh671/
Afatou671/
Afetoo671/
Afetto671/
Ofotto671/

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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 Affoto
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