Afo Surname

128,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Afo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4921:118,7287,848
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
French Polynesia1781:1,578281
Benin1561:66,2548,094
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Niger371:518,70313,483
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
American Samoa171:3,280753
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Afó (1) are calculated separately.

Afo (1,293) may also be a first name.

Afo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afo (Russian: Афо) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Afó. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afo is the 128,964th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,075,633 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Afo live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 218,980th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 1,293 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,492 people, or 1 in 118,728. In Nigeria Afo is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 58 percent reside, Benue, where 8 percent reside and Ondo, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 36 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 5 percent reside.

Afo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Afo last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Afo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afó891/
Affo8617,450/
Gafo86846/
Afoh86786/
Afou86539/
Afos86486/
Afoa86376/
Hafo86325/
Afoy86123/
Afoi86101/
Aufo8698/
Aifo8680/
Afoj8644/
Afuo8635/
Aefo8634/
Afoo8630/
Afoz8614/
Adfo8613/
Asfo8611/
Afot868/
Afod865/
Aafo865/
Đafo865/
Afop865/
Eafo864/
Ayfo863/
Afho862/
Afoî861/
Ahfo861/
Apfo861/
Affoh751,569/
Gaffo751,533/
Gaufo751,271/
Affou751,058/
Afoud75513/
Afous75349/
Gafou75241/
Afosh75220/
Aifoi75195/
Afout75183/
Afuoh75144/
Hafou75139/
Haffo7551/
Gafgo7548/
Aafos7536/
Afouh7535/
Aifou7533/
Affoo7526/
Affos7521/
Aafod7513/
Gafoi7513/
Haifo7511/
Hafoj758/
Gafoo758/
Hafod756/
Aifos755/
Asfou754/
Afoid754/
Affot753/
A'Afo753/
Ahafo753/
Afois752/
Afoch752/
Addfo752/
Affoy752/
Afood752/
Aasfo751/
Afoos751/
Afuoj751/
Aifoo751/
Afoss751/
Hasfo751/
Gawfo751/
Gafoy751/
Afoup751/
Afouz751/
Afuoa751/
Affoa751/
Affod751/
Affoz751/
Affoï751/
Atfou751/
Ayfou751/
Afohs751/
Gafoh751/
Affoi751/
Affuo751/
Afohe751/
Afohy751/
Afhop751/
Afodt751/
Asfoy751/
Hafuo751/
Afost750/
Afa6724,455/
Hafoud671,292/
Ofo67857/
Haffou67378/
Efo67342/
Afouss67136/
Hafouz6715/
Gaffou6714/
Afosht6712/
Aafoss6711/
Azfoud679/
Asfout679/
Ashfod674/
Aifout674/
Afoush673/
Afouch672/
Affoij672/
Afá672/
Hatfou671/
Hafooj671/
Ahfood671/
Gauffo671/
Haifou671/
Hafoiz671/
Hafoot671/
Hafous671/
Gahfou671/
Gaffoï671/
Ahafou671/
Ajfosz671/
Aasfoo671/
Aafoot671/
A'Aifo671/
Affout671/
Ahfoud671/
Ahfout671/
Haffoz671/
Aifoud671/
Awfood670/

Afo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afo in the Russian language
Афоafo-

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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 Afo
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