Afonsus Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afonsus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afonsus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Afonsus (44) may also be a first name.

Afonsus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afonsus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonsus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Afonsus is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Afonsus live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afonsus is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 44 people.

The surname Afonsus is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent reside and Benue, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afonsu9212/
Afonsos864/
Aphonsus8042/
Aiphonsus7515/
Adphonsus753/
Aphonsius751/
Haphonsus751/
Afansou713/
Afonsoo712/
Aphonsu711/
Ofonnsu711/
Afounjou671/
Aiphonsos631/
Afanzu622/
Haphonchus591/
Afandjou5355/

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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 Afonsus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis