Afoo Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Suriname

Afoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Afoo (19) may also be a first name.

Afoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afoo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Afoo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Afoo reside; 23 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Afoo is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 83 percent reside and Ondo, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Suriname, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affoo8926/
Gafoo898/
Afood892/
Afoos891/
Aifoo891/
Afo863,511/
Hafooj801/
Ahfood801/
Hafoot801/
Aasfoo801/
Aafoot801/
Awfood800/
Affo7517,450/
Gafo75846/
Afoh75786/
Afou75539/
Afos75486/
Afoa75376/
Hafo75325/
Afoy75123/
Afoe75108/
Afoi75101/
Aufo7598/
Aifo7580/
Afoj7544/
Afuo7535/
Aefo7534/
Afoz7514/
Adfo7513/
Asfo7511/
Afot758/
Afod755/
Aafo755/
Đafo755/
Afop755/
Eafo754/
Ofoo753/
Ayfo753/
Efoo752/
Afho752/
Afoî751/
Ahfo751/
Apfo751/
Adfooyi734/
Haffoot730/
Hayfoot730/
Ashfoot730/
Affoh671,569/
Gaffo671,533/
Gaufo671,271/
Affou671,058/
Afoud67513/
Afous67349/
Gafou67241/
Afosh67220/
Aifoi67195/
Afout67183/
Afuoh67144/
Hafou67139/
Haffo6751/
Gafgo6748/
Affoe6738/
Aafos6736/
Afouh6735/
Aifou6733/
Affos6721/
Aafod6713/
Gafoi6713/
Haifo6711/
Hafoj678/
Hafod676/
Aifos675/
Asfou674/
Afoid674/
Affot673/
A'Afo673/
Ahafo673/
Ofooh672/
Afois672/
Afoch672/
Addfo672/
Affoy672/
Aasfo671/
Ahahfooz671/
Afuoj671/
Afoss671/
Hasfo671/
Gawfo671/
Gafoy671/
Afoup671/
Afouz671/
Afouî671/
Afuoa671/
Affoa671/
Affod671/
Affoz671/
Affoï671/
Atfou671/
Ayfou671/
Afohs671/
Gafoh671/
Affoi671/
Affuo671/
Afohe671/
Afohy671/
Odfoo671/
Afhop671/
Afodt671/
Asfoy671/
Aphoo671/
Hafuo671/
Afost670/

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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 Afoo
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