Afoe Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Afoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Afoe (24) may also be a first name.
Afoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afoe is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afoe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afoe is the 1,765,740th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Afoe live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Afoe is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 98 percent are found and National Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 37 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Afoe
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