Afoom Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana
Afoom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
Afoom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afoom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afoom is found most in Ghana. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afoom? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Afoom is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Afoom live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Afoom is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afom | 89 | 242 | / |
| Afome | 80 | 223 | / |
| Afoon | 80 | 56 | / |
| Afoum | 80 | 32 | / |
| Affom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Afomg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asfom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adfom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affoum | 73 | 249 | / |
| Affoon | 73 | 76 | / |
| Asfoon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ahfoon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afoime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affomd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adfoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafoon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afomme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haffom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afam | 67 | 3,694 | / |
| Afum | 67 | 2,697 | / |
| Afon | 67 | 907 | / |
| Afonova | 67 | 387 | / |
| Ofom | 67 | 70 | / |
| Efom | 67 | 46 | / |
| Afonowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Affoume | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Afoom
- 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