Affu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Affu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Affu (514) may also be a first name.

Affu Last Name Facts

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

Affu is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Affu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Affu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Affu are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 372,822nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 514 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Affu is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 90 percent live and West Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affou891,058/
Gaffu894/
Affui892/
Affeu891/
Affau891/
Affut890/
Afu864,013/
Haffou80378/
Gaffuy8047/
Gaffou8014/
Gaffau802/
Affout801/
Affutt800/
Affult800/
Afuh751,068/
Afou75539/
Offu75492/
Afuz75207/
Hafu75188/
Gafu75111/
Effu7574/
Afau7568/
Afui7562/
Afus7542/
Aifu7537/
Ayfu7523/
Afud7522/
Aufu7520/
Afup7512/
Afut757/
Afuj755/
Afuy755/
Afuu755/
Adfu753/
Afeu753/
Aafu752/
Affó752/
Azfu751/
Afhu751/
Atfu751/
Awfu751/
Haffoud73583/
Haffout7321/
Haffouz7317/
Haiffus731/
Afoud67513/
Afous67349/
Gafou67241/
Afout67183/
Hafou67139/
Hafuz6780/
Gafau6763/
Hoffu6756/
Offou6750/
Offuh6739/
Affoe6738/
Afouh6735/
Aifou6733/
Haiffuch6730/
Affoo6726/
Offut6724/
Ahafu6724/
Gafui6723/
Asfau6711/
Hafus6710/
Haifu6710/
Afush675/
Hafuj675/
Atfuh675/
Aifuz674/
Asfou674/
Aifut672/
Haefu672/
Audfu671/
Aefau671/
Afhus671/
Aufuh671/
Ayfou671/
Atfou671/
Adfuh671/
Gajfu671/
Asfuh671/
Afust671/
Afeus671/
Effau671/
Aefuy671/
Afouz671/
Effuh671/
A'Afu671/
Afouî671/
Effui671/
Haafu671/
Hafau671/
Gahfu671/
Gafuh671/
Afuss671/
Afoup671/

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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
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  • 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 Affu
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