Afishetu Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afishetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afishetu 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
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Afishetu (467) may also be a first name.

Afishetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afishetu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Afishetu.

How Common Is The Last Name Afishetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 417,348th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. The last name Afishetu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afishetu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afishetu is also the 394,192nd most common forename world-wide It is held by 467 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Besides Ghana this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

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
Afisheitu944/
Afishietu941/
Affishetu941/
Afushetu881/
Afishatu881/
Afissetou821/
Afisatu8038/
Efisetu804/
Afusetu802/
Hafisatu7541/
Afushatu753/
Haffisatu711/
Afusatu67360/
Afesatu671/
Hafusatu6317/
Afusatou633/
Hafesatu631/
Hafeesatu591/
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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 Afishetu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis