Afizou Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Afizou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afizou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1081:177,7046,255
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Afizou (467) may also be a first name.

Afizou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afizou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afizou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afizou is the 1,746,159th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. Afizou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afizou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 394,192nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 467 people.

The last name Afizou is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 177,704. In Niger Afizou is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 78 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Niger Afizou is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafizou92738/
Affizou928/
Afeizou924/
Ahfizou921/
Afaizou921/
Afizu91101/
Afizo916/
Haffizou864/
Hafizu8312,847/
Hafizo8329/
Afoizo8317/
Afizoh837/
Afizio831/
Afezou831/
Afisou831/
Hafizoh77111/
Afissou7775/
Hafisou779/
Hafidzo777/
Hafizho774/
Hafizzu773/
Hafizoo772/
Ahafizu772/
Hafizzo771/
Haffizu771/
Affisou771/
Affezou771/
Hafizau771/
Hafiziu771/
Hafaizu771/
Afeïzou771/
Hafizud771/
Afisu73916/
Afiza73165/
Afezu7339/
Afico7331/
Afezo7319/
Afiju7318/
Afiso734/
Ofizu732/
Afijo731/
Hafissou71375/
Affissou71116/
Hafidzoh7170/
Hafizhoh7111/
Hafizzod711/
Afaissou711/
Afeissou711/
Hafidjou711/
Haphizou711/
Aahafizu711/
Hafiza6716,638/
Hafisu67527/
Afizah67125/
Afizai6795/
Hafezu6727/
Hafiju6724/
Afisus6724/
Haafizhoh677/
Afizaz676/
Afeezu675/
Afizee675/
Aafisu674/
Affico673/
Hafijo672/
Afisco672/
Affeissou672/
Afizad672/
Affiza672/
Afizza671/
Asfiza671/
Afisiu671/
Afizey671/
Afesiu671/
Afioza671/
Hasfissou671/
Hafezo671/
Haffidjou671/
Aufico671/
Afizaa671/
Hafiso671/
Afedzo671/
Afhiza671/
Afidza671/
Afizat671/

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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 Afizou
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