Afoso Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afoso 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
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Afoso (21) may also be a first name.

Afoso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afoso is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afoso? popularity and diffusion

Afoso is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afoso live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afoso is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria Afoso is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 36 percent live, Borno, where 15 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

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
Afosoh9121/
Afosco9116/
Afosho919/
Afouso914/
Afosso913/
Affoso912/
Afotso912/
Hafoso911/
Afooso911/
Affosso83182/
Affouso831/
Afeso80289/
Afuso80259/
Efoso80179/
Afaso80106/
Afosa8013/
Ofoso804/
Afojo801/
Afozo801/
Afoussou771/
Affossou771/
Affuso73809/
Afosah73424/
Afasos73311/
Afosaa73278/
Hafosa7328/
Afasso7317/
Afoizo7317/
Afasoi738/
Afaaso738/
Afosia736/
Afusoy734/
Efosso734/
Aforzo734/
Afodjo733/
Afousa732/
Afesoh731/
Hafojo731/
Aufuso731/
Afosat731/
Afosha731/
Ofosio731/
Afojjo731/
Affosa731/
Apfoussou712/
Affoussou711/
Afodjou6729/
Affodjo6711/
Ofossou679/
Effosso672/
Affooza671/
Afoussa671/
Hafutso671/
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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 Afoso
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