Afonsa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Afonsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afonsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
India101:76,706,538639,611
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Afonsa (597) may also be a first name.

Afonsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afonsa (Arabic: افونسا, Marathi: अफोन्सा) is most common in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afonsa is the 3,882,373rd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Afonsa are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 342,194th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 597 people.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil Afonsa is primarily found in: Goiás, where 43 percent live, São Paulo, where 36 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 21 percent live. Other than Brazil Afonsa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent live and Angola, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affonsa9214/
Afonsia925/
Afonssa921/
Afhonsas861/
Afonso83410,408/
Afonja833,206/
Afonse8341/
Afansa8317/
Afonsi8311/
Affonso7714,990/
Afansha7735/
Afonsso7722/
Afansah7712/
Afonsio7711/
Affonsi777/
Afonsis777/
Afoinso774/
Afonsos774/
Afonsho773/
Aafansa773/
Afojnja773/
Affonja773/
Afonsoo772/
Aafonso771/
Aufonso771/
Asfonso771/
Afoncha771/
Affonse771/
Afonshe771/
Afonces771/
Afunsat771/
Affonca771/
Adfonso771/
Afunsah771/
Afonschi715/
Affonsso714/
Afanshah711/
Affonsco711/
Affoonso711/
Affonsio711/
Aafansha711/
Azphonsa711/
Afonsees710/
Afonco67461/
Afunso67437/
Afonge67206/
Afonzo67161/
Ofonso6784/
Afanja6767/
Afunja6741/
Afanso6731/
Afanza6723/
Efansa6715/
Efonso679/
Afonço676/
Afomso676/
Afonje676/
Afonji675/
Afansi674/
Afonze672/
Efonza671/
Afongi671/
Áfonso671/
Afonjá671/
Afonce671/
Afunse671/

Afonsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afonsa in the Marathi language
अफोन्साaphonsa-
Afonsa in the Arabic language
افونساafwnsa-

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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 Afonsa
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