Afoua Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Afoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger221:872,36419,806
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Congo51:997,81917,129
France21:33,211,361423,184
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Afoua (2,886) may also be a first name.

Afoua Last Name Facts

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

Afoua is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afoua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Afoua occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Afoua reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 135,306th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 2,886 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger Afoua is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 86 percent live, Maradi Region, where 9 percent live and Zinder Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Niger Afoua is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affoua919,635/
Afouah912/
Afouad911/
Adfoua911/
Gafoua911/
Afoa89376/
Afouhat8310/
Afffoua832/
Affouad832/
Affouah831/
Afouaiz831/
Afoui80382/
Afoah80283/
Afuah80212/
Afouo80115/
Afoha8013/
Ofoua8013/
Afaua801/
Afouî801/
Afuoa801/
Afaoa801/
Afaou801/
Affoa801/
Afohouha771/
Afayoa731,019/
Hafuah7351/
Affouo7330/
Affoha7323/
Affoué735/
Affuah734/
Afahou733/
Offoua733/
Affaou731/
Aphoua731/
Gafaua731/
Afoyaa731/
Gafaou731/
Afouoo731/
Afouyi731/
Afoyoa731/
Afohou731/
Affoui731/
Asfaua731/
Hafaou731/
Aifouj731/
Afoe67108/
Affohou6770/
Ofoa6727/
Gafoiya6725/
Afao6722/
Afayaou6718/
Afae6716/
Aufo'oa6711/
Afou'ou675/
Afiyaou672/
Afuà671/
Uanafoa671/
Haifaou671/

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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
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  • 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 Afoua
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