Afony Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Afony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Afony (10) may also be a first name.

Afony Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afony is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afony? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Afony live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afony is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 25 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afonyi9123/
Afonyo912/
Afuony911/
Affony911/
Afoniy911/
Afonych8320/
Afonyoa831/
Gafoney830/
Gaffony830/
Afany80417/
Afoni80111/
Afona8074/
Afone8022/
Ofony802/
Haffoney7719/
Afounaya771/
Gaffoney770/
Afonne73946/
Afoona73390/
Afunay73255/
Afonge73206/
Affany73187/
Afanyo73179/
Afhany7366/
Afanyi7352/
Afouna7328/
Afouni7319/
Affone7314/
Asfany7312/
Afonni736/
Afonje736/
Afoune735/
Afonna735/
Offony735/
Hafany734/
Afanay732/
Afaney732/
Afoene732/
Afonha732/
Ofuony731/
Gafoni731/
Afongi731/
Afonie731/
Afonis731/
Affona731/
Afuoni731/
Aifona731/
Afohna731/
Afoina731/
Ofonyi731/
Gafany730/
Affanyi67623/
Afouneh67498/
Afoonge6762/
Gaffoni6761/
Afunaya6753/
Afanaya6721/
Affoune6717/
Afougne6714/
Gaffany6712/
Affonne679/
Offoney677/
Hafouna676/
Afonich676/
Afangoy674/
Hafoune674/
Gafouni674/
Aifoune672/
Afoutni672/
Aifouni672/
Afgouni672/
Affouni672/
Afgoune671/
Ayfoona671/
Afhgany671/
Affanay671/
Afounes671/
Asfonis671/
Afaanyo671/
Ofuonyi671/
Ofoenyi671/
Ashfany671/
Afganiy671/
Affoine671/
Afangay671/
Afounni671/
Goffony670/

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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 Afony
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