Afoso Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Afoso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 last name Afoso is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afoso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afoso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Afoso occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afoso reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afoso is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 21 people.
The surname Afoso is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 36 percent are found, Borno, where 15 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Afoso occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afosoh | 91 | 21 | / |
| Afosco | 91 | 16 | / |
| Afosho | 91 | 9 | / |
| Afouso | 91 | 4 | / |
| Afosso | 91 | 3 | / |
| Affoso | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afotso | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hafoso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afooso | 91 | 1 | / |
| Affosso | 83 | 182 | / |
| Affouso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afeso | 80 | 289 | / |
| Afuso | 80 | 259 | / |
| Efoso | 80 | 179 | / |
| Afaso | 80 | 106 | / |
| Afosa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ofoso | 80 | 4 | / |
| Afojo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afozo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afoussou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affossou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affuso | 73 | 809 | / |
| Afosah | 73 | 424 | / |
| Afasos | 73 | 311 | / |
| Afosaa | 73 | 278 | / |
| Hafosa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Afasso | 73 | 17 | / |
| Afoizo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Afasoi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Afaaso | 73 | 8 | / |
| Afosia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Afusoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Efosso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aforzo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afodjo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Afousa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afesoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafojo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufuso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afosat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afosha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofosio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afojjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apfoussou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Affoussou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afodjou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Affodjo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ofossou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Effosso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affooza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoussa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafutso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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