Afonu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Afonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Afonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afonu occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afonu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Afonu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afongu | 91 | 53 | / |
| Afonus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Afonou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afounou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Afoungu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Affonou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afoonou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afenu | 80 | 1,200 | / |
| Afanu | 80 | 737 | / |
| Ofonu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Afunu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Efonu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Affounou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ahafonau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afoungou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afounout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afanou | 73 | 8,227 | / |
| Ofuonu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Afanui | 73 | 35 | / |
| Affanu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Afanuh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hefonu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Afunui | 73 | 12 | / |
| Afenou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afanus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gafanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ofongu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afannu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Offonu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Efuonu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afungu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aufunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eafenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afangu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affanou | 67 | 2,980 | / |
| Afannou | 67 | 161 | / |
| Affenou | 67 | 100 | / |
| Afeunui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aifanou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hofonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïfanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuhnui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfeunu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afonu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis