Aforsi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Aforsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aforsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Aforsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aforsi is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Aforsi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aforsi? popularity and diffusion

Aforsi is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Aforsi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aforsi are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Aforsi is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon Aforsi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aforji83256/
Aforgi835/
Afforgi772/
Aforsea772/
Afarshi771/
Aiforgie711/
Oforji671,123/
Oforgi6716/
Aforza6711/
Hafarsaid679/
Afarji679/
Efarsi677/
Aforze672/
Aforje672/
Afargi671/
Afarse671/
Aforge671/
Aforce671/
Aferse671/
Offorji6265/
Oforzie6225/
Offorgi625/
Oforgie622/
Atfargi621/
Afordje621/
Afurzai621/
Aforget621/
Afarsha621/
Offorzie5713/
Afgarshe574/
Afarjitt571/
O'Forsyth531/
Eforce505/
Hafarssess504/
Oforje501/
Afarge501/
Aferce500/

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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 Aforsi
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