Afons Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Senegal

Afons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afons Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Afons (19) may also be a first name.

Afons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afons (Marathi: आफोन्स) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afons is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Afons is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Afons live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afons is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Afons is most common in: São Paulo, where 40 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live and Paraná, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afonse9141/
Affons912/
Afonsp911/
Hayfons831/
Afonshe831/
Affonse831/
Afans8014/
Afonsová772/
Afonje736/
Afunsh733/
Afonze732/
Afonce731/
Affans731/
Afunse731/
Asfans731/
Affonce6730/
Aphonse6711/
Offonse674/
Aiphons672/
Afondje671/
Hafunse671/
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Afons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afons in the Marathi language
आफोन्सaphonsa-

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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 Afons
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