Afom Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Afom (28) may also be a first name.

Afom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afom occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afom is the 1,038,570th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afom reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 100,821. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 76 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and East Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afome89223/
Afoum8932/
Afoom8913/
Affom895/
Afomg891/
Asfom891/
Adfom891/
Affoum80249/
Affomd801/
Adfoum801/
Afoume801/
Afomme801/
Afoime801/
Haffom800/
Afam753,694/
Afum752,697/
Afon75907/
Ofom7570/
Efom7546/
Affoume733/
Affum6710,373/
Afham67590/
Affam67399/
Afong67387/
Afoun67372/
Gafon67236/
Affon67234/
Afoon6756/
Afame6738/
Effom6733/
Hafon6730/
Afont6727/
Afone6722/
Aifon6720/
Afoin6717/
Aïfon6712/
Hafam6712/
Afume678/
Asfam676/
Eafon676/
Adfam675/
Afaam675/
Afgon674/
Afamg673/
Aafam673/
Ofome672/
Offom672/
Ofoim671/
Afgum671/
Azfon671/
Afaum671/
Aufam671/
Asfon671/
Ayfon671/
Aafon671/
Afuon671/

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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 Afom
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