Afogu Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Afogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 346 | 1:511,973 | 25,378 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Afogu (18) may also be a first name.
Afogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afogu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afogu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 806,178th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afogu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afogu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 18 people.
Afogu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria Afogu is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 81 percent reside, Cross River, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afongu | 91 | 53 | / |
| Afougu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afuogu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afougou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Affogou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afoungu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afugu | 80 | 300 | / |
| Ofogu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Efogu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Afagu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Afegu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affougou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afoungou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afougouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afoughou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afuugu | 73 | 485 | / |
| Ofuogu | 73 | 173 | / |
| Ofoegu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Efuogu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aphogu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Effogu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ofongu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afungu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Efougu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofogau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afangu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aafagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efoogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afaggou | 67 | 204 | / |
| Aufagau | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ofoeghu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afahagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affagou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afougoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashfaagu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ofugu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Efagu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofegu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofeghu | 55 | 124 | / |
| Ofungu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ofaghu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ophagu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Effagou | 50 | 4 | / |
| Efeugou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Afogu
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