Afon Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Afon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6691:264,78715,152
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
England211:2,653,24194,788
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

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

Afon (279) may also be a first name.

Afon Last Name Facts

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

Afon (Russian: Афон) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Afón. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 390,407th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Afon reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 531,524th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 279 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 264,787. In Nigeria Afon is most numerous in: Oyo, where 52 percent live, Delta, where 12 percent live and Plateau, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Afon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afon surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Afon earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,701 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afón921/
Afong89387/
Afoun89372/
Gafon89236/
Affon89234/
Afoon8956/
Hafon8930/
Afont8927/
Afone8922/
Aifon8920/
Afoin8917/
Aïfon8912/
Eafon896/
Afgon894/
Azfon891/
Afuon891/
Aafon891/
Ayfon891/
Asfon891/
Afonne80946/
Affoun80291/
Afgoun80150/
Affoon8076/
Afoung8068/
Affong8053/
Gaffon8032/
Aifoun8024/
Haufon8020/
Aifong8015/
Aufong8015/
Affone8014/
Hafoun806/
Hafong806/
Affont806/
Afoune805/
Asfoon804/
Afhong803/
Haffon803/
Aiffon803/
Ahfoon802/
Afosin801/
Gaifon801/
Gafoon801/
Aufond801/
Aïffon801/
Ashfon801/
Ayfond801/
Hayfon800/
Afan759,370/
Afun754,247/
Ofon752,241/
Efon751,194/
Afom75242/
Afán7526/
Afonova73387/
Affoune7317/
Afougne7314/
Affonne739/
Hayfoun739/
Afoshyn739/
Affoing738/
Haffoun735/
Afonowa734/
Hafoune734/
Aifoune732/
Aaifoun732/
Hadfong732/
Hatfong732/
Afousen731/
Affoine731/
Haffonn730/
Afane6711,600/
Affan679,227/
Aifan677,704/
Afgan672,866/
Afang67947/
Ofong67944/
Asfan67799/
Afune67484/
Hafan67306/
Affun67304/
Ofoin67276/
Aphon67260/
Afand67249/
Afung67207/
Offon67198/
Gafan67143/
Effon6781/
Ayfan6771/
Aafan6760/
Atfan6760/
Ofone6750/
Afgun6748/
Afhan6745/
Aïfan6733/
Afoum6732/
Ahfan6730/
Afaan6728/
Aufan6725/
Ajfan6722/
Otfon6719/
Hafonova6717/
Hafun6716/
Apfan6715/
Afoom6713/
Aîfan6713/
Affossin6712/
Afunc6710/
Azfan679/
Afanc675/
Ofoun675/
Afusn675/
Affom675/
Aifun675/
Hofon674/
Awfan674/
Ayfun674/
Afounova673/
Afanh673/
Eafan672/
Afunk672/
Hattffon672/
Afaun672/
Gofon672/
Oufon672/
Ayfán672/
Gafun672/
Afund672/
Eifon671/
Adfom671/
Avohn671/
Eefon671/
Ofont671/
Afant671/
Hadfoune671/
Afoungue671/
Aifàn671/
Aifán671/
Adfan671/
Asfom671/
Afuin671/
Aiffoune671/
Afomg671/

Afon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afon in the Russian language
Афонafon-

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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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  • 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 Afon
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