Afonuga Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afonuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afonuga 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
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Afonuga Last Name Facts

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

Afonuga occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonuga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afonuga reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent reside and West Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

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
Afonugha9313/
Afunuga867/
Afanuga862/
Afoniga861/
Afonoga861/
Afonughe80423/
Afonunghe751/
Afunugo7169/
Aufanaugas710/
Ofonughe671/
Ofonigha671/
Ofonogo571/
Afanogho531/
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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 Afonuga
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