Afiawo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afiawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afiawo 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
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552

Afiawo Last Name Facts

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

Afiawo is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afiawo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Afiawo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afiawo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Not including Ghana it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 47 percent are found.

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
Afiaoowo861/
Afiabo8353/
Afiowo838/
Afiabou7712/
Afiaboh777/
Afiaba6723/
Afiobo6720/
Ofiawa673/
Ofiabo671/
Affiaba621/
Aphiohwo5711/
Hafijaba571/
Aphiowho571/
Efiova504/
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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 Afiawo
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