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

The last name Afong is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Afong.

How Common Is The Last Name Afong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Afong are found; 30 percent are found in Central Africa and 30 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Afong is also the 661,310th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 189 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 176,009. In Cameroon Afong is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent live, Centre Region, where 22 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political 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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