Afong Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Afong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1181:176,00918,652
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Afong (189) may also be a first name.

Afong Last Name Facts

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

Afong is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Afong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 744,013th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Afong live; 30 percent live in Central Africa and 30 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 189 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 176,009. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent live, Centre Region, where 22 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Afong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Afong surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Afong earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.5% more than the national average, earning $64,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afoung9168/
Affong9153/
Ahfong9128/
Aifong9115/
Aufong9115/
Hafong916/
Afhong913/
Afon89907/
Affoing838/
Hadfong832/
Hatfong832/
Aeffong831/
Afang80947/
Ofong80944/
Afoun80372/
Efong80264/
Gafon80236/
Affon80234/
Afung80207/
Afoon8056/
Hafon8030/
Afont8027/
Afone8022/
Aifon8020/
Afoin8017/
Aïfon8012/
Eafon806/
Afgon804/
Azfon801/
Afuon801/
Aafon801/
Ayfon801/
Asfon801/
Afomg801/
Afoungue771/
Offong733,242/
Afonne73946/
Effong73462/
Affang73368/
Affoun73291/
Afgoun73150/
Affoon7376/
Gaffon7332/
Aufang7324/
Aifoun7324/
Efoung7322/
Afuing7322/
Aifang7321/
Haufon7320/
Affone7314/
Afonke7312/
Gafang7312/
Hafoun736/
Affont736/
Afoune735/
Afheng734/
Asfoon734/
Ofoung734/
Haffon733/
Afaung733/
Eefong733/
Efoing733/
Aiffon733/
Ahfoon732/
Hofong732/
Afangt732/
Afosin731/
Oifong731/
Ahfung731/
O'Fong731/
Gaifon731/
Gafoon731/
Afanng731/
Aufond731/
Aïffon731/
Aphong731/
Hefong731/
Ashfon731/
Awfung731/
Ayfond731/
Aifung731/
Hayfon730/
Afgang730/
Afan679,370/
Ofon672,241/
Afonova67387/
Afom67242/
Aufgang6775/
Effoing6768/
Offoing6750/
Afán6726/
Atphong6724/
Eiffong6719/
Affoune6717/
Afougne6714/
Hoofong6712/
Affonne679/
Hayfoun679/
Afoshyn679/
Haifang676/
Aiphong676/
Haffoun675/
Offfong674/
Gapfung674/
Afonowa674/
Hafoune674/
Aphongs674/
Efffong673/
Aifoune672/
Offoung672/
Aaifoun672/
Aephong672/
Heffong671/
Haphong671/
Euffong671/
Oufoung671/
Goufong671/
Afón671/
Afousen671/
Afangue671/
Affoine671/
Gaifang671/
Afffang671/
Haffonn670/

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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 Afong
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